Absorbent article
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1. An absorbent article having an upper surface, a lower surface and a periphery, comprising:
- a topsheet having 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; and
the absorbent article having at least two portions, a colored portion and a non-colored portion, the colored portion and the non-colored portion being viewable from the viewing surface of the topsheet, the colored portion having at least two shades, a first shade and a second shade, the first shade being positioned substantially within the second shade, the second shade being different from the first shade, the at least two shades operating to create a perception of depth within the absorbent article by a user looking upon the viewing surface of the topsheet.
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Abstract
The absorbent article provides a signal viewable from the top surface of the absorbent article that 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.
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1. An absorbent article having an upper surface, a lower surface and a periphery, comprising:
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a topsheet having 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; and
the absorbent article having at least two portions, a colored portion and a non-colored portion, the colored portion and the non-colored portion being viewable from the viewing surface of the topsheet, the colored portion having at least two shades, a first shade and a second shade, the first shade being positioned substantially within the second shade, the second shade being different from the first shade, the at least two shades operating to create a perception of depth within the absorbent article by a user looking upon the viewing surface of the topsheet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An absorbent article having an upper surface and a lower surface, comprising:
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a topsheet having 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; and
the absorbent article having a colored portion, the colored portion being viewable from the viewing surface of the topsheet, the colored portion having at least two shades, a first shade and a second shade, the first shade being positioned substantially within the second shade, the second shade being different from the first shade, the at least two shades operating to create a perception of depth within the absorbent article by a user looking upon the viewing surface of the topsheet.
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