Absorbent article
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsPatricia 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.
Claims20
An absorbent article having an upper surface, a lower surface, a length, a width, 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, the second shade being different from the first shade, the colored portion being inboard of the periphery and being a substantially elongated shape having two ends, wherein at least one end of the shape is substantially curvilinear, the colored portion operating to create a perception of depth within the absorbent article by a user looking upon the viewing surface of the topsheet.
An absorbent article having an upper surface, a lower surface, a length, a width, a periphery, and a longitudinal axis, 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, the second shade being different from the first shade, the colored portion extending along greater than half of the length inboard of the periphery, the colored portion operating to create a perception of depth within the absorbent article by a user looking upon the viewing surface of the topsheet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.