Absorbent article with a raised portion
First Claim
1. An absorbent article intended for female users, with such a shape and size that it may be substantially accommodated in the crotch region of a pair of panties and having a longitudinal direction, a transverse direction and a thickness direction, comprising:
- a liquid-pervious cover layer;
a liquid-impervious cover layer;
an absorbent core consisting of at least one absorbent body, arranged between the two cover layers; and
a single centrally arranged hump arranged at the liquid-pervious cover layer of the article, wherein the hump is substantially shape permanent in the transverse direction of the article, both in a wet and in a dry state, and to such an extent that the hump is not deformed in the transverse direction, either temporarily or permanently, by the forces which act upon the hump during use of the article, wherein the hump projects from a plane of the side of the article having the liquid-pervious cover layer, and wherein the hump has a base, facing the liquid-impervious cover layer, and a top, facing the liquid-pervious cover layer, whereby the extension of the hump in the transverse direction of the article is between 2 mm and 25 mm at the base, and the extension of the hump in the transverse direction at the top is between 3 mm and 10 mm, and the hump is wider at the base than at the top.
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Abstract
The invention relates to an absorbent article intended for female users, such as a sanitary napkin, or an incontinence guard, having such a shape and size that it may be substantially accommodated in the crotch region of a pair of panties and having a longitudinal direction, a transverse direction and a thickness direction. The article exhibits a liquid-pervious cover layer and a liquid-impervious cover layer and further an absorbent core consisting of at least one absorbent body, arranged between the two surfaces, and wherein a hump is arranged at the liquid-pervious cover layer of the article. The invention is characterized in that the hump is substantially shape permanent in the transverse direction of the article, both in a wet and in a dry state, and to such an extent that the hump (16) is not deformed in the transverse direction, either temporarily or permanently, by the forces acting on the hump during use of the article.
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1. An absorbent article intended for female users, with such a shape and size that it may be substantially accommodated in the crotch region of a pair of panties and having a longitudinal direction, a transverse direction and a thickness direction, comprising:
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a liquid-pervious cover layer;
a liquid-impervious cover layer;
an absorbent core consisting of at least one absorbent body, arranged between the two cover layers; and
a single centrally arranged hump arranged at the liquid-pervious cover layer of the article, wherein the hump is substantially shape permanent in the transverse direction of the article, both in a wet and in a dry state, and to such an extent that the hump is not deformed in the transverse direction, either temporarily or permanently, by the forces which act upon the hump during use of the article, wherein the hump projects from a plane of the side of the article having the liquid-pervious cover layer, and wherein the hump has a base, facing the liquid-impervious cover layer, and a top, facing the liquid-pervious cover layer, whereby the extension of the hump in the transverse direction of the article is between 2 mm and 25 mm at the base, and the extension of the hump in the transverse direction at the top is between 3 mm and 10 mm, and the hump is wider at the base than at the top. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13)
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12. An absorbent article intended for female users, with such a shape and size that it may be substantially accommodated in the crotch region of a pair of panties and having a longitudinal direction, a transverse direction and a thickness direction, comprising:
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a liquid-pervious cover layer;
a liquid-impervious cover layer;
an absorbent core comprising at least one absorbent body, arranged between the two cover layers; and
a single centrally arranged hump arranged at the liquid-pervious cover layer of the article, wherein the hump is substantially shape permanent in the transverse direction of the article, both in a wet and in a dry state, and to such an extent that the hump is not deformed in the transverse direction, either temporarily or permanently, by the forces which act upon the hump during use of the article, wherein the hump projects from a plane of the side of the article having the liquid-pervious cover layer, and wherein the hump has a base, facing the liquid-impervious cover layer, and a top, facing the liquid-pervious cover layer, whereby the extension of the hump in the transverse direction of the article is between 2 mm and 25 mm at the base, and the extension of the hump in the transverse direction at the top is between 3 mm and 10 mm, and the hump is wider at the base than at the top, and the absorbent article including two longitudinal side edges, wherein raised edge barriers are arranged along the longitudinal side edges. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. An absorbent article, intended for female users, such as a sanitary napkin, or an incontinence guard, with such a shape and size that it may be substantially accommodated in the crotch region of a pair of panties and having a longitudinal direction, a transverse direction and a thickness direction, comprising:
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a liquid-pervious cover layer;
a liquid-impervious cover layer;
an absorbent core comprising at least one absorbent body, arranged between the two cover layers; and
a single centrally arranged hump arranged at the liquid-pervious cover layer of the article, wherein the hump is substantially shape permanent in the transverse direction of the article, both in a wet and in a dry state, and to such an extent that the hump is not deformed in the transverse direction, either temporarily or permanently, by the forces which act upon the hump during use of the article, wherein the hump projects from a plane of the side of the article having the liquid-pervious cover layer, and wherein the hump has a base, facing the liquid-impervious cover layer, and a top, facing the liquid-pervious cover layer, whereby the extension of the hump in the transverse direction of the article is between 2 mm and 25 mm at the base, and the extension of the hump in the transverse direction at the top is between 3 mm and 10 mm, and the hump is wider at the base than at the top;
the absorbent article further comprising a shape-retaining element, wherein the hump is formed by the shape-retaining element; and
wherein edge barriers are formed by the shape-retaining element.
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16. An absorbent article intended for female users with such a shape and size that it may be substantially accommodated in the crotch region of a pair of panties and having a longitudinal direction, a transverse direction and a thickness direction, the absorbent article comprising:
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a liquid-pervious cover layer;
a liquid-impervious cover layer;
an absorbent core comprising at least one absorbent body arranged between the two cover layers; and
a centrally arranged hump extending from the absorbent core toward the liquid-pervious cover layer of the article, wherein the hump is substantially shape permanent in the transverse direction of the article, both in a wet and in a dry state, and to such an extent that the hump is not deformed in the transverse direction, either temporarily or permanently, by the forces which act upon the hump during use of the article; and
wherein the liquid-pervious cover layer conforms to the hump and has substantially a same shape as the hump where the liquid-pervious cover layer covers the hump. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification