Absorbent articles providing improved fit when wet
First Claim
1. An absorbent article comprising an absorbent core having a crotch width when dry and when wet of not more than about 7 cm, said crotch width being narrower than at least one other portion of the absorbent core, wherein the absorbent core is capable of accepting, in accordance with the article total absorbent capacity and crotch region percent capacity test set forth in the specification, at least two loadings of synthetic urine applied to the crotch region at 10 minute intervals and at a volume and rate of delivery of 75 ml at 15 ml/sec before leakage of more than about 1 gram of synthetic urine from the article occurs and wherein the crotch region of the absorbent core has an absorbent capacity of not more than about 40% of the absorbent core'"'"'s total capacity.
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Abstract
Disclosed are absorbent cores for inclusion in absorbent articles such as diapers, incontinent briefs, training pants, diaper holders and liners, feminine hygiene garments, and the like, designed to provide improved fit and comfort for the wearer while adequately containing body exudates. The absorbent cores are designed to be relatively narrow in the crotch region of the article, even when the core absorbs significant amounts of fluid during use. To achieve this, the absorbent core is designed such that fluid is moved substantially from the crotch region to the front and/or rear regions of the article.
The invention particularly relates to an absorbent article comprising an absorbent core wherein the absorbent core has a crotch width when dry and when wet of not more than about 7 cm, and wherein the crotch region of the absorbent core has a capacity of not more than about 40% of the absorbent core'"'"'s total absorbent capacity.
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- 1. An absorbent article comprising an absorbent core having a crotch width when dry and when wet of not more than about 7 cm, said crotch width being narrower than at least one other portion of the absorbent core, wherein the absorbent core is capable of accepting, in accordance with the article total absorbent capacity and crotch region percent capacity test set forth in the specification, at least two loadings of synthetic urine applied to the crotch region at 10 minute intervals and at a volume and rate of delivery of 75 ml at 15 ml/sec before leakage of more than about 1 gram of synthetic urine from the article occurs and wherein the crotch region of the absorbent core has an absorbent capacity of not more than about 40% of the absorbent core'"'"'s total capacity.
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27. An absorbent article comprising an absorbent core having a crotch width when dry and when wet of not more than about 7 cm, said crotch width being narrower than at least one other portion of the absorbent core, wherein the absorbent core is capable of accepting, in accordance with the article total absorbent capacity and crotch region percent capacity test set forth in the specification, at least two loadings of synthetic urine applied to the crotch region at 10 minute intervals and at a volume and rate of delivery of 75 ml at 15 ml/sec before leakage of more than about 1 gram of synthetic urine from the article occurs and wherein the crotch region of the absorbent core has an absorbent capacity of not more than about 40% of the absorbent core'"'"'s total capacity, and wherein the absorbent core comprises a material selected from the group consisting of an open-celled absorbent polymeric foam material;
- and a fibrous material that comprises (i) chemically stiffened, twisted, and curled bulking fibers, (ii) high surface area fibers, and (iii) a chemical binder additive.
- View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
- 33. An absorbent article comprising an absorbent core having a crotch width when dry and when wet of not more than about 6 cm, said crotch width being narrower than at least one other portion of the absorbent core, wherein the absorbent core is capable of accepting, in accordance with the article total absorbent capacity and crotch region percent capacity test set forth in the specification, at least two loadings of synthetic urine applied to the crotch region at 10 minute intervals and at a volume and rate of delivery of 75 ml at 15 ml/sec before leakage of more than about 1 gram of synthetic urine from the article occurs and wherein the crotch region of the absorbent core has an absorbent capacity of not more than about 25% of the absorbent core'"'"'s total capacity.
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