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 and a lower surface, the absorbent article comprising:
- a topsheet comprising a formed film, the formed film having a periphery, a bottom surface and a viewing surface positioned opposite to the bottom surface, the viewing surface facing upwardly towards the upper surface of the absorbent article;
- 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 formed film having a first layer, the first layer having a colored portion viewable from the viewing surface of the topsheet, the colored portion having a plurality of first printed marks forming a first shade in a first region of the formed film, and a plurality of second printed marks forming a second shade in a different region of the formed film, the second shade being different from the first shade.
An absorbent article having an upper surface and a lower surface, the absorbent article comprising:
- a topsheet comprising a nonwoven, the nonwoven having a periphery, a bottom surface and a viewing surface positioned opposite to the bottom surface, the viewing surface facing upwardly towards the upper surface of the absorbent article;
- 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;
- the topsheet nonwoven having a first layer, the first layer having a colored portion viewable from the viewing surface of the topsheet, the colored portion having a plurality of first printed marks forming a first shade in a first region of the nonwoven, and a plurality of second printed marks forming a second shade in a different region of the nonwoven, the second shade being different from the first shade.
An absorbent article having an upper surface and a lower surface, the absorbent article comprising:
- a topsheet, the topsheet having a periphery, a bottom surface and a viewing surface positioned opposite to the bottom surface, the viewing surface facing upwardly towards the upper surface of the absorbent article;
- 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;
- 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 plurality of first printed marks forming a first shade in a first region of the topsheet, and a plurality of second printed marks forming a second shade in a different region of the topsheet, the second shade being different from the first shade and being separated from the first shade.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.