Absorbent Article with Channel Portion
First Claim
1. An absorbent article comprising,a liquid pervious body side liner, a liquid impervious outer cover, and an absorbent core located between the body side liner and the outer cover,the absorbent core comprising a first absorbent portion, a second absorbent portion, and a channel portion,the absorbent core defining a length in a longitudinal direction, a width in a lateral direction, and a thickness in a z-direction, the longitudinal direction and the lateral direction defining a first plane, whereinthe first absorbent portion, the second absorbent portion, and the channel portion all lie in the first plane;
- the channel portion extends the entire length of the absorbent core;
the channel portion completely separates the first absorbent portion from the second absorbent portion; and
the channel portion is a stabilized, high-loft material with permanent thermal bond points.
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Abstract
An absorbent article includes a liquid pervious body side liner, a liquid impervious outer cover, and an absorbent core located between the body side liner and the outer cover. The absorbent core includes a first absorbent portion, a second absorbent portion, and a channel portion. The channel portion extends the entire length of the absorbent core. The first absorbent portion, the second absorbent portion, and the channel portion all lie in the same plane. The channel portion completely separates the first absorbent portion from the second absorbent portion and the channel portion is a stabilized, high-loft material with permanent thermal bond points.
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20 Claims
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1. An absorbent article comprising,
a liquid pervious body side liner, a liquid impervious outer cover, and an absorbent core located between the body side liner and the outer cover, the absorbent core comprising a first absorbent portion, a second absorbent portion, and a channel portion, the absorbent core defining a length in a longitudinal direction, a width in a lateral direction, and a thickness in a z-direction, the longitudinal direction and the lateral direction defining a first plane, wherein the first absorbent portion, the second absorbent portion, and the channel portion all lie in the first plane; -
the channel portion extends the entire length of the absorbent core; the channel portion completely separates the first absorbent portion from the second absorbent portion; and the channel portion is a stabilized, high-loft material with permanent thermal bond points. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An absorbent article comprising,
a liquid pervious body side liner, a liquid impervious outer cover, and an absorbent core located between the body side liner and the outer cover, the absorbent core comprising a first absorbent portion, a second absorbent portion, and a channel portion, the absorbent article defining a longitudinal direction, a lateral direction, and a z-direction, the longitudinal direction and the lateral direction defining a first plane, wherein the first absorbent portion, the second absorbent portion, and the channel portion all lie in the first plane; -
the channel portion extends the entire longitudinal direction and completely separates the first absorbent portion from the second absorbent portion; the first absorbent portion and the second absorbent portion are both air laid webs comprising a matrix of cellulosic fibers mixed with superabsorbent particles; and the channel portion is a bonded carded web, a meltblown web, a coformed web, or a spunbonded web. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An absorbent article comprising,
a liquid pervious body side liner, a liquid impervious outer cover, and an absorbent core located between the body side liner and the outer cover, the absorbent core comprising an absorbent portion, a first channel portion, and a second channel portion, the absorbent article defining a longitudinal direction, a lateral direction, and a z-direction, the longitudinal direction and the lateral direction defining a first plane, wherein the first channel portion, the second channel portion, and the absorbent portion extend the entire longitudinal direction; -
the absorbent portion completely separates the first channel portion from the second channel portion; the absorbent portion, the first channel portion, and the second channel portion all lie in the first plane; and the first channel portion and the second channel portion are bonded carded webs. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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