Sanitary napkins capable of taking complex three-dimensional shape in use
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1. A catamenial device, said device comprising:
- (a) a topsheet having a body facing surface;
(b) a backsheet joined to said topsheet;
(c) an absorbent core disposed between said topsheet and said backsheet;
wherein said absorbent core has a perimeter, a longitudinal centerline, and a transverse centerline, wherein said absorbent core comprises one or more apertures where material from the core has been removed to form said apertures; and
(d) two lateral stiffeners within the perimeter, each lateral stiffener between 10 mm and 25 mm in width and along a longitudinal edge of the absorbent core perimeter; and
wherein said one or more apertures are in direct contact with the backsheet.
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A catamenial device. The device has a topsheet having a body facing surface, a backsheet joined to said topsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, wherein the absorbent core having three zones differing in stiffness, at least one of the zones including laterally-oriented portions where material from the core has been removed, the portions defining slots.
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1. A catamenial device, said device comprising:
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(a) a topsheet having a body facing surface; (b) a backsheet joined to said topsheet; (c) an absorbent core disposed between said topsheet and said backsheet;
wherein said absorbent core has a perimeter, a longitudinal centerline, and a transverse centerline, wherein said absorbent core comprises one or more apertures where material from the core has been removed to form said apertures; and(d) two lateral stiffeners within the perimeter, each lateral stiffener between 10 mm and 25 mm in width and along a longitudinal edge of the absorbent core perimeter; and wherein said one or more apertures are in direct contact with the backsheet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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