Sanitary napkin for clean body benefit
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsJohn Lee Hammons, Susan Nicole Lloyd, Stewart Lawrence Taub
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Abstract
A sanitary napkin has a facing layer joined to a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the facing layer and backsheet. The facing layer has a first region comprising a plurality of apertures, and a second region comprising a plurality of out-of-plane deformations. The absorbent article provides a visual perception of comfort. In one embodiment, the sanitary napkin also comprises a deep-embossed channel.
Claims19
A disposable absorbent article having a longitudinal axis defining a longitudinal orientation, longitudinally-oriented side edges, and a length, a transverse axis orthogonal to said longitudinal axis defining a width, a thickness measured orthogonal to a plane defined by said longitudinal axis and said transverse axis, peripheral edges, and a central zone and two outer zones flanking said central zone, wherein said central zone and each of said two outer zones extend the length of said disposable absorbent article, said disposable absorbent article further comprising:
- a facing layer joined to a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between said facing layer and said backsheet;
- said facing layer comprising a discrete first region comprising a plurality of apertures, wherein said first region is disposed centrally to said disposable absorbent article along said longitudinal axis and does not extend to any of said peripheral edges, wherein said first region is disposed in said central zone;
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- said facing layer comprising a pair of second regions, each comprising a plurality of discrete out-of-plane deformations which do not extend the length or width of the disposable absorbent article, wherein each of said second regions is disposed within said two outer zones;
- wherein said absorbent article provides a visual perception of comfort.
A disposable absorbent article having a longitudinal axis defining a longitudinal orientation, longitudinally-oriented side edges, and a length, a transverse axis orthogonal to said longitudinal axis defining a width, a thickness measured orthogonal to a plane defined by said longitudinal axis and said transverse axis, peripheral edges, and a central zone and two outer zones flanking said central zone, wherein said central zone and each of said two outer zones extend the length of said disposable absorbent article, said disposable absorbent article further comprising:
- a facing layer joined to a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between said facing layer and said backsheet;
- at least one deep-embossed channel defining and circumscribing an interior portion of said disposable absorbent article;
- said facing layer comprising a discrete first region comprising a plurality of apertures, wherein said first region is disposed centrally to said disposable absorbent article along said longitudinal axis, within said interior portion, and does not extend to any of said peripheral edges, wherein said first region is disposed in said central zone;
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- said facing layer comprising a pair of second regions, each comprising a plurality of discrete out-of-plane deformations which do not extend the length or width of the disposable absorbent article, wherein each of said second regions is disposed within said two outer zones;
- wherein said absorbent article provides a visual perception of comfort.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.