Absorbent article having lateral zones
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsMarco Digiacomantonio, Cornelia Ecker, Ivano Gagliardi, Vincenzo Partenza, Paolo A. Veglio
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Abstract
An absorbent article for collecting bodily fluid having a topsheet, a backsheet and an absorbent structure. The article may include a central fluid acquisition zone, a first lateral zone situated on one side of the central zone and a second lateral zone situated on the opposite side of the central zone, wherein the first and second lateral zones are formed by a nonwoven material.
Claims40
An absorbent article for collecting bodily fluid, the absorbent article comprising a topsheet, a backsheet and an absorbent structure situated between the topsheet and the backsheet,
- wherein the topsheet comprises:
- i) a layer of topsheet material extending from one longitudinal side of the absorbent article an opposing longitudinal side of the absorbent article, the layer of topsheet material comprising a central fluid acquisition zone,
- ii) a first visually discernible lateral zone situated on one side of the central fluid acquisition zone and overlaying a first portion of the layer of topsheet material in a substantially parallel manner, and
- iii) a second visually discernible lateral zone situated on an opposite side of the central fluid acquisition zone and overlaying a second portion of the layer of topsheet material in a substantially parallel manner,
- wherein each of the first and second lateral zones is formed by a nonwoven material comprising a colored pigment, wherein the nonwoven material comprises bicomponent fibers comprising a core of polypropylene and a sheath of polyethylene, and wherein the colored pigment is present in the polypropylene core;
- wherein the layer of topsheet material is different than the nonwoven material of the first and second lateral zones.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.