Absorbent article with multiple high absorbency zones
First Claim
1. An absorbent structure comprising an integral absorbent element having no identifiable laminate layers and having an upper surface and a lower surface defining therebetween an absorbent element thickness, the absorbent element further comprising a first high absorbency zone and a second high absorbency zone, the first high absorbency zone being separated from the second high absorbency zone by a portion of the absorbent element thickness, each of the first and second high absorbency zones comprising a mixture of absorbent fibers and superabsorbent polymer particles, wherein the portion of the absorbent element thickness is substantially free of superabsorbent polymer particles.
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Abstract
An absorbent structure having an absorbent element with an upper surface and a lower surface defining between therebetween a thickness. The absorbent element has an integral structure and includes a first high absorbency zone separated from a second high absorbency zone by a portion of the thickness of the absorbent element. The high absorbency zones have absorbent fibers and superabsorbent polymer particles. The portion of the absorbent element thickness separating the first and second high absorbency zones is substantially free of superabsorbent polymer particles.
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22 Claims
- 1. An absorbent structure comprising an integral absorbent element having no identifiable laminate layers and having an upper surface and a lower surface defining therebetween an absorbent element thickness, the absorbent element further comprising a first high absorbency zone and a second high absorbency zone, the first high absorbency zone being separated from the second high absorbency zone by a portion of the absorbent element thickness, each of the first and second high absorbency zones comprising a mixture of absorbent fibers and superabsorbent polymer particles, wherein the portion of the absorbent element thickness is substantially free of superabsorbent polymer particles.
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15. An absorbent article adapted to be worn in a crotch portion of a user'"'"'s undergarment, the article comprising:
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a liquid permeable body-facing layer;
a liquid impermeable barrier layer; and
an absorbent structure comprising an integral absorbent element having no identifiable laminant layers and having an upper surface and a lower surface defining therebetween an absorbent element thickness, the absorbent element further comprising a first high absorbency zone and a second high absorbency zone, the first high absorbency zone being separated from the second high absorbency zone by a portion of the absorbent element thickness, each of the first and second high absorbency zones comprising a mixture of absorbent fibers and superabsorbent polymer particles, wherein the portion of the absorbent element thickness is substantially free of superabsorbent polymer particles. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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