Absorbent article for absorbing body fluids
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1. An absorbent article comprising:
- a) a liquid permeable bodyside cover;
b) a liquid permeable garment side liner;
c) an absorbent core enclosed by said cover and said liner; and
d) a pair of fringes formed by joining said cover to said liner which extend laterally outward from said absorbent article, said pair of fringes capable of being biased upward to form a pair of upstanding side walls when placed in an undergarment, said pair of upstanding side walls forming a pair of reservoirs located adjacent to said absorbent core, said pair of reservoirs being capable of retaining body fluid that has run off of said bodyside cover until said body fluid can be absorbed by said absorbent core;
wherein said liquid permeable bodyside cover has a predetermined liquid permeability and said liquid permeable garment side liner has a liquid permeability equal to that of said liquid permeability of said bodyside cover.
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Abstract
An absorbent article is disclosed having a liquid permeable bodyside cover, a liquid permeable garment side liner and an absorbent core enclosed by the cover and the liner. The absorbent article also has a pair of fringes formed by joining the cover to the liner. The pair of fringes extend laterally outward from the absorbent core and are capable of being biased upward to form a pair of upstanding side walls when placed in an undergarment. The pair of upstanding side walls form a pair of reservoirs located adjacent to the absorbent core. The pair of reservoirs are capable of retaining body fluid that has run off of the cover until the body fluid can be absorbed by the absorbent core.
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22 Claims
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1. An absorbent article comprising:
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a) a liquid permeable bodyside cover;
b) a liquid permeable garment side liner;
c) an absorbent core enclosed by said cover and said liner; and
d) a pair of fringes formed by joining said cover to said liner which extend laterally outward from said absorbent article, said pair of fringes capable of being biased upward to form a pair of upstanding side walls when placed in an undergarment, said pair of upstanding side walls forming a pair of reservoirs located adjacent to said absorbent core, said pair of reservoirs being capable of retaining body fluid that has run off of said bodyside cover until said body fluid can be absorbed by said absorbent core;
wherein said liquid permeable bodyside cover has a predetermined liquid permeability and said liquid permeable garment side liner has a liquid permeability equal to that of said liquid permeability of said bodyside cover. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An absorbent article comprising:
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a) a liquid permeable bodyside cover having a predetermined liquid permeability;
b) a liquid permeable garment side liner having an exterior surface with an attachment means secured thereto, said attachment means designed to be adhered to a primary absorbent undergarment, and said liner having a liquid permeability equal to said liquid permeability of said bodyside cover;
c) an absorbent core enclosed by said cover and said liner; and
d) a pair of fringes formed by joining said cover to said liner which extend laterally outward from said absorbent article, said pair of fringes capable of being biased upward to form a pair of upstanding side walls when placed in an undergarment, said pair of upstanding side walls forming a pair of reservoirs located adjacent to said absorbent core, said pair of reservoirs being capable of retaining body fluid that has run off of said bodyside cover until said body fluid can be absorbed by said absorbent core. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An absorbent article comprising:
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a) a liquid permeable bodyside cover having a predetermined liquid permeability;
b) a liquid permeable garment side liner having an exterior surface with a garment adhesive secured thereto, said garment adhesive designed to be adhered to a primary absorbent undergarment, and said liner having a liquid permeability equal to said liquid permeability of said bodyside cover;
c) an absorbent core enclosed by said cover and said liner to form an absorbent pad having a crotch portion; and
d) a pair of fringes formed by joining said cover to said liner which extend laterally outward from said absorbent core, said pair of fringes capable of being biased upward at least in said crotch portion to form a pair of upstanding side walls when placed in an undergarment, said pair of upstanding side walls forming a pair of reservoirs located adjacent to said absorbent core, said pair of reservoirs being capable of retaining body fluid that has run off of said bodyside cover until said body fluid can be absorbed by said absorbent core. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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