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US 5,490,847 AGranted
Disposable sanitary napkin
OwnerMauro F. C. Correa, Telma Sinicio +1inventors
InventorsMauro F. C. Correa, Telma Sinicio, Fernanda S. Achcar
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Abstract
The present invention provides a disposable intimate feminine absorbent with lateral regions or cuffs for containing liquids, which tend to assume a vertical position when the absorbent assumes, in use, an anatomical arched configuration.
Claims20
Disposable intimate feminine absorbent comprising:
- an upper liquid permeable sheet;
- a lower liquid impermeable lining sheet;
- a liquid absorbent core between said sheets;
- at least one absorbent cuff comprised of a layer of hydrophilic material disposed on top of the upper liquid permeable sheet and affixed along at least one edge of said absorbent;
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- at least one lateral wing comprised of continuous extension of said upper liquid permeable sheet, said lower liquid impermeable sheet, and said layer of hydrophilic material;
- said cuff when flexed moving away from said upper sheet to provide a region for containing liquid.
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Disposable intimate feminine absorbent comprising:
- an upper liquid permeable sheet;
- a lower liquid impermeable lining sheet;
- a liquid absorbent core between said sheets;
- at least one absorbent cuff comprised of a layer of hydrophilic material disposed on top of the upper liquid permeable sheet and affixed along at least one edge of said absorbent;
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- at least one end cuff comprised of a layer of hydrophilic material overlying said upper liquid permeable sheet;
- said cuff when flexed moving away from said upper sheet to provide a region for containing liquid.
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A sanitary napkin comprising:
- an absorbent core having a body-facing side, a garment-facing side and longitudinal edges;
- a liquid impermeable lower sheet overlying the body-facing side of the absorbent core;
- a liquid permeable upper sheet overlying the garment-facing side of the absorbent core;
- at least one lateral wing comprised of continuous extension of said upper liquid permeable sheet, said lower liquid impermeable sheet;
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- a pair of cuffs comprising a layer of hydrophilic material overlying the liquid permeable upper sheet and bonded thereto along the longitudinal edges, wherein when the sanitary napkin assumes a curved shape when worn and the cuffs stand up to form openings for containing liquid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.