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US 8,575,418 B2Granted
Absorbent article with ventilated topsheet
AssigneeSCA Hygiene Products AB
InventorsInge Gabrielii, Anna Nihlstrand
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Abstract
An absorbent article, such as a diaper, sanitary napkin, incontinence guard or panty liner, including a fluid-permeable nonwoven topsheet located on the wearer-facing side thereof. The nonwoven topsheet includes a plurality of channels arranged side-by-side. The channels are located within the nonwoven topsheet, whereby gas is allowed to pass into, out of and along the channels, thus providing ventilation of the absorbent article.
Claims22
An absorbent article, said article comprising:
- a fluid-permeable nonwoven topsheet located on the wearer-facing side thereof, said nonwoven topsheet comprising a plurality of channels arranged side-by-side, at a location of each channel the non-woven topsheet is separated into an upper layer and a lower layer with a corresponding channel formed therebetween,
- wherein at least one end of at least one channel extends in a direction to the furthest extent of the article in said direction, and
- wherein the plurality of channels are configured to provide ventilation of the absorbent article by allowing gas to pass in and out of the plurality of channels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.