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AssigneeKimberly-Clark Corporation
InventorsJoseph DiPalma, David R. King, Thomas H. Gilman, Laurie Couture-Dorschner, Timothy S. Stilp, Valerie V. Finch
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An absorbent article, such as a sanitary napkin, has an absorbent and a substantially non-absorbent resilient layer adjacent to the absorbent. The absorbent is sufficiently stiff to resist twisting of the absorbent article during use. The resilient layer is sufficiently resilient to resist bunching during use. As a result, the absorbent article resists both twisting and bunching. The absorbent article has zones which vary in caliper, stiffness and absorbency. A central absorbent zone is thickest in caliper, more absorbent than the other zones and is stiffer than the other zones. An adjacent zone is less thick in caliper, less absorbent and less stiff. A peripheral zone, located near the outer side edges, is least thick in caliper, least absorbent and least stiff.
An absorbent article having a central longitudinal axis, a caliper of less than about 5 millimeters, and a total width adapted to span the width of a user's labia majora, said absorbent article comprising:
An absorbent article adapted to receive and absorb body fluid and having a central longitudinal axis, said absorbent article comprising:
A sanitary napkin having a garment-facing side, a caliper of less than about 5 millimeters, and a central longitudinal axis, said sanitary napkin comprising:
A sanitary napkin having a central longitudinal axis, a body-facing side and a total width transverse to said longitudinal axis defined by a distance from an outer side edge of the body-facing side of the sanitary napkin to an opposite outer side edge of the body-facing side, said sanitary napkin comprising:
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