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US 6,177,605 B1Granted
Absorbent composite web
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsLiberatore A. Trombetta, Dennis A. Darby
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Abstract
The present invention provides an absorbent composite web comprising a primary material having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a plurality of apertures extending from the top surface to the bottom surface. Furthermore, a secondary material is positioned adjacent to the primary material bottom surface. The secondary material extends into the plurality of apertures in the primary material.
Claims21
A web, comprising:
- a first material having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a plurality of apertures extending from said top surface to said bottom surface, said first material having a density gradient;
- and
- a second material having an upper surface and a lower surface, said second material upper surface being positioned adjacent to said first material bottom surface, said second material extending into said plurality of apertures in said first material.
A disposable absorbent article, comprising:
- a chassis having an upper surface and a bottom surface, a front portion, a back portion positioned opposite to said front portion, a crotch portion positioned between said front portion and said back portion, a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis, a pair of end edges and a pair of longitudinal edges, said chassis comprising:
- a topsheet;
- a backsheet joined to said topsheet, said backsheet having an inner surface and an outer surface;
- and
- a fluid handling member positioned between said topsheet and said backsheet, said fluid handling member comprising
- a first material having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a plurality of apertures extending from said top surface to said bottom surface;
- and
- a second material having an upper surface and a lower surface, said second material upper surface being positioned adjacent to said first material bottom surface, said second material extending into said plurality of apertures in said first material;
- wherein said first or second material includes a density gradient.
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A web, comprising:
- a first material having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a plurality of apertures extending from said top surface to said bottom surface;
- and
- a second material having an upper surface and a lower surface, said second material having a density gradient, said second material upper surface being positioned adjacent to said first material bottom surface, said second material extending into said plurality of apertures in said first material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.