Three-dimensional sanitary napkin having absorbent material contoured on the baffle side
First Claim
1. A three-dimensional hourglass-shaped sanitary napkin comprising a fluid permeable cover with a body contacting surface, an absorbent material adjacent the fluid permeable cover and a fluid impermeable baffle adjacent the alternate side of the absorbent material and having a garment facing surface, said sanitary napkin being substantially hourglass-shaped, comprising (a) two end lobe regions and (b) a middle region, said absorbent material in said middle region being outwardly bulging in said middle region by a greater amount than the absorbent in the end region on the alternate absorbent side adjacent the baffle and wherein said middle region comprises a greater amount of absorbent than said lobe regions.
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Abstract
A three-dimensionally hourglass-shaped sanitary napkin with a cellulose fluff insert for absorption that is outwardly bulging on the baffle side to create a thicker region near the center of the sanitary napkin. The baffle or fluid-impervious layer wraps around the absorbent cellulose fluff insert to form a well thereby maintaining fluid within its borders to afford increased protection from fluid leakage.
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- 1. A three-dimensional hourglass-shaped sanitary napkin comprising a fluid permeable cover with a body contacting surface, an absorbent material adjacent the fluid permeable cover and a fluid impermeable baffle adjacent the alternate side of the absorbent material and having a garment facing surface, said sanitary napkin being substantially hourglass-shaped, comprising (a) two end lobe regions and (b) a middle region, said absorbent material in said middle region being outwardly bulging in said middle region by a greater amount than the absorbent in the end region on the alternate absorbent side adjacent the baffle and wherein said middle region comprises a greater amount of absorbent than said lobe regions.
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10. A sanitary napkin of claim 9wherein said discreet adhesive member is in the form of longitudinal strips.
- 12. A sanitary napkin comprising a fluid-permeable bodyside cover, an absorbent material adjacent said fluid-permeable cover and a fluid impermeable outer baffle, wherein (a) said napkin has an hourglass-shape comprising two end lobe regions and a narrower middle region, (b) said narrower middle region is outwardly bulging on the side of said absorbent adjacent said baffle, (c) the absorbent in said middle region is thicker than the absorbent in the end regions, (d) said absorbent is wood fluff, and (e) said middle region is about 1.5 to about 5 times the thickness of said lobe regions.
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