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Absorbent article having barrier means and medial bulge

  • US 5,624,423 A
  • Filed: 11/30/1994
  • Issued: 04/29/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/30/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An absorbent article having an outer perimeter, said article comprising;

  • a) a bodyfacing liquid-permeable cover;

    b) a garment faring liquid-impermeable baffle;

    c) an absorbent core disposed between said cover and said baffle, said absorbent core having a periphery inward from said outer perimeter and an absorbent protuberance which extends above a plane parallel to said periphery; and

    d) barrier means encircling said protuberance for intercepting body fluid migrating toward said outer perimeter, said barrier means being positioned between said periphery and said outer perimeter and having a height of between about 2 millimeters to about 25 millimeters, said barrier means having horizontal channel proximate said absorbent core partially dividing said barrier means into a too section and a bottom section wherein said absorbent core partially resides between top and bottom sections, said barrier means being sufficiently compressible so that a force of about 0.1 psi to about 2 psi is needed to compress said barrier at least 50 percent and said absorbent article having a flexure -resistance of less than about 1 kilogram.

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