Absorbent article configured for controlled deformation and method of making the same
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1. An absorbent article configured for controlled deformation when worn by a user, said absorbent article comprising:
- a cover positionable adjacent the user;
a barrier layer coupled to said cover; and
an absorbent layer interposed between said cover and said barrier layer, said absorbent layer having at least two elongated gaps extending in a longitudinal direction and laterally spaced on opposed sides of a centerline of said absorbent layer, each of said gaps defining a deformation zone to facilitate said controlled deformation.
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Abstract
This invention provides an absorbent article configured for controlled deformation when worn by a user. The absorbent article includes a cover positionable adjacent the user, a barrier layer coupled to the cover and an absorbent layer interposed between the cover and the barrier layer. The absorbent layer of the present invention further defines at least two elongated gaps extending in a longitudinal direction, the gaps being laterally spaced on opposed sides of a centerline of the absorbent article, where each of the gaps defines a deformation zone to facilitate controlled deformation.
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29 Claims
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1. An absorbent article configured for controlled deformation when worn by a user, said absorbent article comprising:
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a cover positionable adjacent the user;
a barrier layer coupled to said cover; and
an absorbent layer interposed between said cover and said barrier layer, said absorbent layer having at least two elongated gaps extending in a longitudinal direction and laterally spaced on opposed sides of a centerline of said absorbent layer, each of said gaps defining a deformation zone to facilitate said controlled deformation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of donning an absorbent article on a user comprising the steps of:
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deforming the absorbent article along at least two elongated gaps extending in a longitudinal direction of an absorbent layer, thereby producing a body-conforming configuration; and
fastening front and back portions of the absorbent article about a waist of the user. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method of making an absorbent article configured for controlled deformation when worn by a user, said method comprising the steps of:
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defining at least two elongated gaps extending in a longitudinal direction of an absorbent layer and laterally spaced on opposed sides of a centerline of the absorbent layer, thereby forming deformation zones to facilitate the controlled deformation; and
interposing the absorbent layer between a cover and a barrier layer. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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