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Sanitary napkin having an independently displaceable central core segment

  • US 5,591,148 A
  • Filed: 04/08/1994
  • Issued: 01/07/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/08/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A disposable absorbent article having a longitudinal centerline, a lateral centerline, and first and second longitudinally extending sides joining first and second laterally extending ends, the absorbent article comprising:

  • a liquid pervious topsheet;

    a liquid impervious backsheet joined to the topsheet; and

    an absorbent core disposed intermediate the topsheet and the backsheet, the absorbent core having a longitudinal length and a lateral width, the absorbent core comprising;

    a first longitudinally extending side core segment, the first side core segment disposed intermediate the longitudinal centerline of the disposable absorbent article and the first longitudinally extending side of the disposable absorbent article;

    a second longitudinally extending side core segment, the second side core segment disposed intermediate the longitudinal centerline of the disposable absorbent article and the second longitudinally extending side of the disposable absorbent article; and

    a central core segment extending along the longitudinal centerline of the disposable absorbent article, the central core segment separate from the first and second longitudinally extending side core segments and displaceable in the Z-direction relative to the first and second side core segments and the backsheet, and wherein the central core segment is displaceable in the Z-direction independently of the first and second side core segments from a first extended configuration to a second compressed configuration.

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