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US 6,610,902 B1Granted
Absorbent structure for use in an absorbent article
AssigneeSCA Hygiene Products AB
InventorsAnders Gustafsson, Ted Guidotti
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AssigneeSCA Hygiene Products AB
InventorsAnders Gustafsson, Ted Guidotti
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An absorbent structure for use in an absorbent article such as a diaper, an incontinence guard, a sanitary napkin, or the like wherein the absorbent structure has two different material types, which are in direct or indirect contact with each other so that liquid can be transferred between the material types. The first material type is constituted by material which swells when absorbing body fluid and the second material type is constituted by material which collapses when absorbing body fluid, wherein the volume increase in the first material type is essentially equal to the volume reduction in the second material type when the absorbent structure is saturated with liquid, whereby the absorbent structure has substantially the same volume both in a wet and in a dry state.
Absorbent structure for use in an absorbent article, the absorbent structure comprising:
An absorbent article intended for female users, with such a shape and size that the absorbent article may be substantially accommodated in a crotch region of a pair of panties and having a longitudinal direction, a transverse direction and a thickness direction, the article comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.