Absorbent Articles with Decolorizing Structures
First Claim
1. A feminine hygiene absorbent personal care article having lateral side edges, comprising a topsheet layer, a backsheet layer, an optional additional pad interior layer, and at least one absorbent core layer having lateral side edges, said at least one absorbent core layer positioned between said topsheet layer and said backsheet layer, said feminine hygiene absorbent personal care article further having a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis, and a depth axis, wherein at least one decolorizing structure is positioned on at least one of the topsheet layer, the at least one absorbent core layer, the backsheet layer, optional additional pad interior layer or between one or more of the above layers, said decolorizing structure being adjacent said article lateral side edges, which decolorizing structure extends laterally beyond the lateral side edge of the absorbent core layer along said transverse axis.
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Abstract
A feminine hygiene absorbent personal care article includes a topsheet layer, a backsheet layer, at least one absorbent core layer positioned between the topsheet layer and the backsheet layer and a decolorizing structure positioned along the article side edges, with the decolorizing structure extending laterally beyond the lateral most side edges of the absorbent core layer.
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20 Claims
- 1. A feminine hygiene absorbent personal care article having lateral side edges, comprising a topsheet layer, a backsheet layer, an optional additional pad interior layer, and at least one absorbent core layer having lateral side edges, said at least one absorbent core layer positioned between said topsheet layer and said backsheet layer, said feminine hygiene absorbent personal care article further having a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis, and a depth axis, wherein at least one decolorizing structure is positioned on at least one of the topsheet layer, the at least one absorbent core layer, the backsheet layer, optional additional pad interior layer or between one or more of the above layers, said decolorizing structure being adjacent said article lateral side edges, which decolorizing structure extends laterally beyond the lateral side edge of the absorbent core layer along said transverse axis.
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19. A feminine hygiene absorbent personal care article having lateral side edges, comprising a topsheet layer, a backsheet layer, and at least one absorbent core layer having lateral side edges, said core layer positioned between said topsheet layer and said backsheet layer, said feminine hygiene absorbent personal care article having a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis, and a depth axis, wherein at least one decolorizing structure is positioned on at least one of the topsheet layer, an absorbent core layer or backsheet layer within the feminine hygiene absorbent article, adjacent said article lateral side edges, which decolorizing structure extends laterally beyond the lateral side edges of the absorbent core layer, said decolorizing structure comprising a laminate of a first nonwoven material and either a second nonwoven material or film layer, said first nonwoven material being either a meltblown or spunbond material and said second material being either a meltblown material or film material.
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20. A feminine hygiene absorbent personal care article having lateral side edges, comprising a topsheet layer having a user facing surface, a backsheet layer, and at least one absorbent core layer having lateral side edges, said absorbent core layer positioned between said topsheet layer and said backsheet layer, wherein at least one decolorizing structure for filtering coloring components of menses is positioned on one of the topsheet layer, an absorbent core layer or backsheet layer within the feminine hygiene absorbent personal care article and adjacent said article lateral side edges, which decolorizing structure extends laterally beyond the lateral side edges of the absorbent core layer and which decolorizing structure filters color from menses as menses contacts or crosses said deodorizing structure towards said article lateral side edges.
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