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US 5,669,895 AGranted
Absorbent article having rapid distribution strip
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsSetsuko Murakami, Yumi Masuda
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AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsSetsuko Murakami, Yumi Masuda
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An absorbent article such as a sanitary napkin having a liquid distribution strip that provides improved distribution or wicking of liquid exudates. The absorbent article comprises a liquid permeable topsheet, a liquid impermeable backsheet, a liquid absorbent pad and a liquid distribution strip. The absorbent pad is positioned between the topsheet and the backsheet. The liquid distribution strip is positioned between the topsheet and the absorbent pad. The liquid distribution strip comprises a nonwoven web which has a screen pattern having high fiber density portions with reduced spacing between the fibers and/or an embossed pattern having a highly compressed portion. The high fiber density portion of the screen pattern is oriented primarily to the longitudinal ends of the absorbent pad so as to distribute the liquid exuded to the longitudinal ends. The highly compressed portions of the embossed pattern are oriented primarily to the longitudinal ends so as to inhibit the distribution of liquid toward the lateral edges.
An absorbent article for absorbing a liquid exuded from a human body, said absorbent article having a longitudinal centerline defining a longitudinal direction and a lateral centerline defining a lateral direction and comprising a liquid permeable topsheet, a liquid impermeable backsheet, a liquid absorbent pad positioned therebetween and having longitudinal ends, and a liquid distribution strip being positioned between said topsheet and said absorbent pad, said liquid distribution strip comprising a nonwoven web having portions of said web compressed into areas of high fiber density and also having portions of said web compressed from both sides of said web into thin film segments of a density greater than that of said high fiber density areas, such that substantially all of said liquid distributes around said thin film segments.
An absorbent article for absorbing a liquid exuded from a human body, said absorbent article having a longitudinal centerline defining a longitudinal direction and a lateral centerline defining a lateral direction, longitudinal edges, and lateral edges, said absorbent article comprising a liquid permeable topsheet, a liquid impermeable backsheet, a liquid absorbent pad positioned therebetween and having longitudinal ends, and a liquid distribution strip being positioned between said topsheet and said absorbent pad, said liquid distribution strip comprising a fibrous nonwoven web having an embossed pattern which comprises said web being compressed from both sides forming embossed portions oriented primarily in the longitudinal direction wherein said fibers of said embossed portions are highly compressed forming a thin film segment so as to inhibit the distribution of said body liquid in said lateral direction.
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