Feminine hygiene article with wavy patterns
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsMaurizio Di Virgilio, Cornelia Ecker, Ivano Gagliardi, Peter Charles Mason, Jr., Vincenzo Partenza, Paolo A. Veglio
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Abstract
A feminine hygiene article for external use having on their body-facing surface at least one embossed wavy pattern and at least one non-embossed, preferably colored, wavy pattern. The embossed and non-embossed wavy patterns are chosen with specific geometric parameters so that a slight lateral or longitudinal shift does not affect the overall appearance of the body-facing surface.
Claims11
A feminine hygiene article comprising a body-facing surface, wherein the body-facing surface has a longitudinal centerline having a length L, and a transverse centerline having a width W,
- wherein the body-facing surface comprises:
- i) at least one embossed wavy pattern comprising a plurality of embossed elements, the embossed wavy pattern comprising waves having a maximum wavelength L1 and a maximum amplitude A1, wherein the values of the ratio L1/L is less than 0.5 and wherein the values of the ratio A1/W is less than 0.3;
- ii) at least one colored wavy pattern, the colored wavy pattern comprising waves having a maximum wavelength L2 and a maximum amplitude A2, wherein the values of the ratio L2/L is less than 0.5 and wherein the values of the ratio A2/W is less than 0.3;
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- iii) a white portion adjacent the at least one colored wavy pattern;
- wherein some of the plurality of embossed elements are positioned within the at least one colored wavy pattern and other of the plurality of embossed elements are positioned within the white portion.
A feminine hygiene article comprising a body-facing surface, wherein the body-facing surface has a longitudinal centerline having a length L, and a transverse centerline having a width W,
- wherein the body-facing surface comprises:
- i) at least one embossed wavy pattern comprising a plurality of embossed elements, the embossed wavy pattern comprising waves having a maximum wavelength L1 and a maximum amplitude A1, wherein the values of the ratio L1/L is less than 0.5 and wherein the values of the ratio A1/W is less than 0.3;
- ii) at least one colored wavy pattern, the colored wavy pattern comprising waves having a maximum wavelength L2 and a maximum amplitude A2, wherein the values of the ratio L2/L is less than 0.5 and wherein the values of the ratio A2/W is less than 0.3;
- wherein the feminine hygiene article comprises at least one colored lateral topsheet strip on each longitudinal side of the feminine hygiene article, and wherein the inwardly-facing edges of the lateral topsheet strips are cut according to a wavy pattern so that the inwardly-facing edge forms a wavy colored pattern;
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- iii) a white portion adjacent to each of the at least one colored lateral topsheet strips;
- wherein some of the plurality of embossed elements are positioned within the at least one colored lateral topsheet strips and other of the plurality of embossed elements are positioned within the white portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.