Absorbent article
First Claim
1. A feminine hygiene device comprising:
- an absorbent core comprising absorbent material and having a core longitudinal axis, said absorbent core having a first compressibility in an unaltered state, wherein at least a portion of said absorbent core that is generally aligned with said core longitudinal axis has a second compressibility in an altered state, wherein said second compressibility is greater than said first compressibility, wherein said portion of said absorbent core having said second compressibility is a part of said absorbent core from which absorbent material has not been completely removed; and
an elastic member, said elastic member spanning at least a portion of said absorbent core having said second compressibility, said elastic member operatively related to said absorbent core, said elastic member generally aligned with said core longitudinal axis,wherein said feminine hygiene device has a middle area having a W-shaped cross section and a rear area having an inverted V-shaped cross section.
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Abstract
A feminine hygiene device. The absorbent core can have a first compressibility in an unaltered state, wherein at least a portion of the absorbent core that is generally aligned with the longitudinal axis of the absorbent core has a second compressibility in an altered state. The second compressibility can be greater than the first compressibility. The portion of the absorbent core having the second compressibility can be a portion of the absorbent core from which absorbent material has not been completely removed. The feminine hygiene device has an elastic member generally aligned with the core longitudinal axis and spanning at least a portion of the absorbent core that has a preferentially weakened zone of compression. A portion of the absorbent core that is generally aligned with the core longitudinal axis can comprise structural features selected from the group consisting of slits, corrugations, nodules, and tufts.
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20 Claims
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1. A feminine hygiene device comprising:
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an absorbent core comprising absorbent material and having a core longitudinal axis, said absorbent core having a first compressibility in an unaltered state, wherein at least a portion of said absorbent core that is generally aligned with said core longitudinal axis has a second compressibility in an altered state, wherein said second compressibility is greater than said first compressibility, wherein said portion of said absorbent core having said second compressibility is a part of said absorbent core from which absorbent material has not been completely removed; and an elastic member, said elastic member spanning at least a portion of said absorbent core having said second compressibility, said elastic member operatively related to said absorbent core, said elastic member generally aligned with said core longitudinal axis, wherein said feminine hygiene device has a middle area having a W-shaped cross section and a rear area having an inverted V-shaped cross section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A feminine hygiene device comprising:
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an absorbent core comprising absorbent material and having a core longitudinal axis, said absorbent core having a first compressibility in an unaltered state, wherein at least a portion of said absorbent core that is generally aligned with said core longitudinal axis has a second compressibility comprising at least one preferentially weakened zone of compression, wherein said at least one preferentially weakened zone of compression has a zone width extending in a direction that is generally orthogonal to said core longitudinal axis and measuring from about 10 mm up to the entire width of said absorbent core; and an elastic member, said elastic member spanning at least a portion of said absorbent core having said second compressibility, said elastic member operatively related to said absorbent core, said elastic member generally aligned with said core longitudinal axis.
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