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US 7,264,615 B2Granted
Absorbent insert for use with an outer absorbent garment
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsEarle Harry Sherrod, Stephen Bradford Cook, David Arthur Fell, Cornelis Jacobus Bosselaar, Courtney M. Nelson, Paul Joseph Datta, Mary Anne Bruemmer-Prestley
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Abstract
An absorbent insert for use with an absorbent garment has a body-facing outer surface and a garment-facing outer surface. The garment-facing outer surface is at least partially permeable to fluids. The insert also includes one or more absorbent layers and one or more delay layer(s) adapted to substantially affect the flow of fluid through the insert.
Claims15
An absorbent insert for use with an absorbent garment configured to allow fluid to pass therethrough to said absorbent garment, the insert comprising:
- a body-facing outer surface and a garment-facing outer surface, said garment-facing outer surface being at least partially fluid permeable and having a pore size that will readily allow the passage of liquids therethrough;
- at least one absorbent layer having a first primary surface and a second primary surface;
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- at least one water insoluble continuous fluid impermeable delay layer adapted to substantially affect the flow of fluid passing through the insert, said at least one continuous fluid impermeable delay layer having a first primary surface and a second primary surface;
- wherein the surface area of each of said primary surfaces of said at least one water insoluble continuous fluid impermeable delay layer is less than the surface area of each of said primary surfaces of at least one of the said at least one absorbent layers;
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- wherein said at least one delay layer is positioned between said at least one absorbent layer and said garment-facing outer surface.
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An absorbent insert for use with an absorbent garment, the insert comprising:
- a body-facing cover layer and a garment-facing cover layer, said garment-facing cover layer being at least partially fluid permeable and having a pore size that will readily allow the passage of liquids therethrough;
- at least one absorbent layer having a first primary surface and a second primary surface, said at least one absorbent layer positioned between said body-facing cover layer and said garment-facing cover layer;
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- at least one water insoluble continuous fluid impermeable delay layer having a first primary surface and a second primary surface, said at least one continuous fluid impermeable delay layer adapted to substantially affect the flow of fluid through the insert, said continuous fluid impermeable delay layer positioned between said body-facing cover layer and said garment-facing cover layer;
- wherein the surface area of each of said primary surfaces of said at least one continuous fluid impermeable delay layer is less than the surface area of each of said primary surfaces of at least one of the said at least one absorbent layer;
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- wherein said absorbent insert is configured to allow fluid to pass therethrough to said absorbent garment.
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An absorbent system comprising:
- an absorbent garment adapted to be worn by a user, said absorbent garment having a body-facing surface and an outward-facing surface;
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- an absorbent insert for use with the absorbent garment, said insert being configured to allow the passage of fluid therethrough to said absorbent garment and including:
- a body-facing outer surface and a garment-facing outer surface, said garment-facing outer surface being at least partially fluid permeable and having a pore size that will readily allow the passage of liquids therethrough;
- at least one absorbent layer having a first primary surface and a second primary surface;
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- at least one water insoluble continuous fluid impermeable delay layer adapted to substantially affect the flow of fluid passing through the insert, said at least one continuous fluid impermeable delay layer having a first primary surface and a second primary surface;
- wherein the surface area of each of said primary surfaces of said at least one continuous fluid impermeable delay layer is less than the surface area of each of said primary surfaces of at least one of the said at least one absorbent layer;
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- wherein said at least one delay layer is positioned between said at least one absorbent layer and said garment-facing outer surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.