Disposable absorbent article core integrity support
First Claim
1. A disposable absorbent product comprising:
- a backing sheet of a flexible sheet material, said backing sheet impervious to liquids and having a margin;
a top sheet of a flexible sheet material, said cover sheet pervious to liquids and having a margin;
said backing sheet and said top sheet separated by a mass of absorbent material;
said backing sheet having disposed on a first surface thereof, said first surface being adjacent said absorbent material, a plurality of individual columnar stabilizing means for mechanically stabilizing said absorbent material, said columnar stabilizing means being joined to said backing sheet and inserted into said absorbent material;
said top sheet and said backing sheet joined at said margins, thereby limiting movement of said absorbent material relative to said sheets.
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Abstract
A technique to preserve absorbent core integrity in a disposable article is described.
Columns which protrude from the backing sheet of an absorbent disposable article or personal wear garment and which project into the fibrous mass of an absorbent core overlaid onto a liquid impervious backing sheet are disclosed. A top sheet which is pervious to liquids overlies the core of fibrous material encapsulating the absorbent core in cooperation with the backing sheet. The top sheet also may carry similar columns. These columns act to restrict the movement of the fibers in the absorbent core and, more particularly, to enhance and maintain the integrity of the absorbent core whenever wet and/or placed under stress. These columns serve to resist and to diminish any disintegration of the absorbent core.
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1. A disposable absorbent product comprising:
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a backing sheet of a flexible sheet material, said backing sheet impervious to liquids and having a margin; a top sheet of a flexible sheet material, said cover sheet pervious to liquids and having a margin; said backing sheet and said top sheet separated by a mass of absorbent material; said backing sheet having disposed on a first surface thereof, said first surface being adjacent said absorbent material, a plurality of individual columnar stabilizing means for mechanically stabilizing said absorbent material, said columnar stabilizing means being joined to said backing sheet and inserted into said absorbent material; said top sheet and said backing sheet joined at said margins, thereby limiting movement of said absorbent material relative to said sheets. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A disposable absorbent article for absorbing human fluid excretions, comprising:
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a liquid impervious sheet having at least two faces and margins; an absorbent batt disposed on one of said two faces of said sheet; a liquid pervious layer overlying said sheet and said absorbent batt, whereby said batt is intermediate said layer and said sheet; said sheet having a plurality of individual columns formed on at least one face of said sheet, wherein said columns penetrate into and mechanically stabilize said batt. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of maintaining integrity of and stabilizing an absorbent batt in a disposable absorbent article comprising the steps of:
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a. providing a first sheet of material with two faces; b. forming a plurality of individual columns on at least one of said faces on said sheet; c. depositing an absorbent batt onto said columns; d. inserting said columns into and mechanically stabilizing said absorbent batt; e. providing a liquid pervious sheet having two faces; and f. disposing said liquid pervious sheet overlying said first sheet and said absorbent batt. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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