Absorbent article
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsDannette ReNee Adams, Forrest Timothy Maloney, Patricia Lee Christon, Bryan Keith Feller, Ronda Lynn Glassmeyer, Rosa Alejandra Hernandez
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Abstract
The absorbent article provides a signal viewable from the top surface of the absorbent article which gives a perception of depth within the absorbent article. This creation of depth perception is accomplished by the use of at least two tones within a color and/or by the use of multiple tones and multiple colors operating together to create a perception of depth within the absorbent article. At least one tone contains a graphic.
Claims19
An absorbent article having an upper surface, a lower surface and a periphery, the absorbent article comprising:
- a topsheet having a bottom surface and a viewing surface positioned opposite to the bottom surface;
- a backsheet having a garment facing surface and a user facing surface positioned oppositely to the garment facing surface, the backsheet being joined to the topsheet;
- an absorbent core having a top surface and a bottom surface positioned opposite to the top surface, the absorbent core being positioned between the topsheet and the backsheet;
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- an insert positioned between the topsheet and the absorbent core, the insert having at least a first layer, the first layer having a first shade and a second shade viewable from the viewing surface of the topsheet, the second shade being different from the first shade.
An absorbent article having an upper surface, a lower surface and a periphery, the absorbent article comprising:
- a topsheet having a bottom surface and a viewing surface positioned opposite to the bottom surface;
- a backsheet having a garment facing surface and a user facing surface positioned oppositely to the garment facing surface, the backsheet being joined to the topsheet;
- an absorbent core having a top surface and a bottom surface positioned opposite to the top surface, the absorbent core being positioned between the topsheet and the backsheet;
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- an insert positioned between the topsheet and the absorbent core, the insert having at least a first layer,
- the absorbent article having a colored portion, the colored portion being viewable from the viewing surface of the topsheet and being positioned on either the first layer or the absorbent core, the colored portion having a first shade and a second shade,
- wherein the colored portion further includes a third shade different from the first shade and the second shade, the third shade operating as a boundary between the two shades, the boundary substantially separating the second shade from the first shade.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.