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US 7,537,585 B2Granted
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.
Claims30
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;
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- 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,
- the topsheet having a first layer, the first layer having a colored portion viewable from the viewing surface of the topsheet, the colored portion having a first shade, the first shade comprising a plurality of first printed marks, the colored portion having a second shade substantially surrounding the first shade, the second shade comprising a plurality of second printed marks, the second shade being different from the first shade, the second shade being substantially surrounded by a portion that is white and that extends to the periphery, and wherein the first shade and the second shade operate to create a perception of depth within the absorbent article by a user looking upon the viewing surface of the topsheet.
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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;
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- 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,
- the topsheet having a first layer, the first layer having a colored portion, the colored portion being viewable from the viewing surface of the topsheet, the colored portion having a first shade comprising a plurality of first printed marks, the colored portion having a second shade substantially surrounding the first shade, the second shade comprising a plurality of second printed marks, the second shade being different from the first shade, the second shade being substantially surrounded by a portion that is white and that extends to the periphery,
- 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.
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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;
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- 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,
- the topsheet having a first layer, the first layer having a colored portion, the colored portion being viewable from the viewing surface of the topsheet, the colored portion having a first shade, the first shade comprising a plurality of first printed marks to form the first shade, the colored portion having a second shade substantially surrounding the first shade, the second shade comprising a plurality of second printed marks to form the second shade, the first shade being different from the second shade, the second shade being substantially surrounded by a portion that is white and that extends to the periphery, the colored portion 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.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.