Absorbent article with substantial volume capacity and retainable shape
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1. An absorbent cup-shaped article comprising:
- (a) a cover sheet of a fluid pervious material;
(b) an absorbent core permeated with a superabsorbent polymer and having a garment-facing surface and a body-facing surface;
(c) a multi-layered moisture barrier laminate, comprised of a polymeric foam layer and at least one thermally bonded layer, wherein said laminate has a flexural resistance of from about 60 grams to about 106 grams;
(d) said laminate is positioned with said foam layer adjacent the garment-facing surface of said absorbent core, the cover sheet is positioned adjacent the body-facing surface of said absorbent core and the cover sheet and laminate being sealed together to enclose said absorbent core; and
(e) elastic members attached to longitudinal sides of said article to form said cup-shaped article which has a cupping strength of from about 30 grams to about 90 grams.
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Abstract
An absorbent article having a substantial volume capacity and retainable shape is disclosed which includes a cover sheet, an absorbent core, and a multi-layered moisture barrier laminate including a polymeric foam layer and at least one thermally bonded layer. Also, elastic members are attached to longitudinal sides of the article to form a cup-shaped article which has a cupping strength of about 30 grams to about 90 grams.
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1. An absorbent cup-shaped article comprising:
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(a) a cover sheet of a fluid pervious material; (b) an absorbent core permeated with a superabsorbent polymer and having a garment-facing surface and a body-facing surface; (c) a multi-layered moisture barrier laminate, comprised of a polymeric foam layer and at least one thermally bonded layer, wherein said laminate has a flexural resistance of from about 60 grams to about 106 grams; (d) said laminate is positioned with said foam layer adjacent the garment-facing surface of said absorbent core, the cover sheet is positioned adjacent the body-facing surface of said absorbent core and the cover sheet and laminate being sealed together to enclose said absorbent core; and (e) elastic members attached to longitudinal sides of said article to form said cup-shaped article which has a cupping strength of from about 30 grams to about 90 grams. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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