Multiple folded side barrier for improved leakage protection
First Claim
1. An absorbent product having a central absorbent core, a fluid impervious garment facing side and a fluid pervious body facing side, a first lateral edge, a second lateral edge, a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end, the absorbent product comprising:
- a first folded structure having a longitudinal shape and a plurality of layers including at least a lower layer and an upper layer, the lower layer being attached longitudinally to the fluid pervious body facing side adjacent the first lateral edge to provide a first leakage barrier; and
a second folded structure having a longitudinal shape and a plurality of layers including at least a lower layer and an upper layer, the lower layer being attached longitudinally to the fluid pervious body facing side adjacent the second lateral edge to provide a second leakage barrier; and
wherein the first and second leakage barriers have a plurality of folds forming a pleated cuff, the folds being operable to at least partially open to form upstanding walls when the body-facing side is flexed concavely; and
wherein each of the first and second leakage barriers has a first distal end and second distal end and wherein the first and second distal ends of each of the leakage barriers are secured to the body-facing side and wherein the plurality of layers are adhered to each other at their respective first and second distal ends to entirely anchor the distal ends of each respective leakage barrier to the absorbent article.
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Abstract
An absorbent product having fluid repellent leakage barriers is provided to reduce or prevent side leakage. The leakage barriers comprise folded structures which are attached longitudinally on the body-facing side of the absorbent product adjacent each lateral edge of the absorbent product and the distal ends of each leakage barrier are anchored to the absorbent product. When the absorbent product is flexed concavely along its longitudinal axis with respect to the body-facing side the leakage barriers at least partially open to form upstanding walls.
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26 Claims
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1. An absorbent product having a central absorbent core, a fluid impervious garment facing side and a fluid pervious body facing side, a first lateral edge, a second lateral edge, a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end, the absorbent product comprising:
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a first folded structure having a longitudinal shape and a plurality of layers including at least a lower layer and an upper layer, the lower layer being attached longitudinally to the fluid pervious body facing side adjacent the first lateral edge to provide a first leakage barrier; and a second folded structure having a longitudinal shape and a plurality of layers including at least a lower layer and an upper layer, the lower layer being attached longitudinally to the fluid pervious body facing side adjacent the second lateral edge to provide a second leakage barrier; and wherein the first and second leakage barriers have a plurality of folds forming a pleated cuff, the folds being operable to at least partially open to form upstanding walls when the body-facing side is flexed concavely; and wherein each of the first and second leakage barriers has a first distal end and second distal end and wherein the first and second distal ends of each of the leakage barriers are secured to the body-facing side and wherein the plurality of layers are adhered to each other at their respective first and second distal ends to entirely anchor the distal ends of each respective leakage barrier to the absorbent article. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A sanitary napkin comprising a fluid pervious topsheet, a fluid impervious bottom sheet, an absorbent core interposed between the topsheet and the bottom sheet, and first and second lateral edges, and having:
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a first longitudinally shaped folded structure having a plurality of layers including at least a lower layer and an upper layer, the lower layer being attached longitudinally to the fluid pervious topsheet adjacent the first lateral edge to provide a first leakage barrier; a second longitudinally shaped folded structure having a plurality of layers including at least a lower layer and an upper layer, the lower layer being attached longitudinally to the fluid pervious topsheet adjacent the second lateral edge to provide a second leakage barrier; and
wherein the first and second leakage barriers have a plurality of folds forming a pleated cuff, the folds being operable to at least partially open to form upstanding walls when the body-facing side is flexed concavely; andwherein each of the first and second leakage barriers has a first distal end and second distal end and wherein the first and second distal ends of each of the leakage barriers are secured to the fluid pervious top sheet and wherein the plurality of layers are adhered to each other at their respective first and second distal ends to entirely anchor the distal ends of each respective leakage barrier to the absorbent article. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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