ABSORBENT CORE WITH CURVED AND STRAIGHT ABSORBENT MATERIAL AREAS
First Claim
1. A substantially planar absorbent core comprising a core wrap enclosing an absorbent material, the absorbent core having a longitudinal axis and comprising a front region, a back region and a middle region, each region having an equal length along the longitudinal axis, wherein the absorbent material is substantially free of cellulose fibers and forms a pattern of absorbent material areas, wherein the pattern comprises on each side of the longitudinal axis:
- at least one longitudinally-extending curved area in the middle region of the core, andat least one longitudinally-extending straight area in the front region and/or back region of the core.
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Abstract
A substantially planar absorbent core (28) comprising a core wrap (16, 17) enclosing an absorbent material (60), the absorbent core having a longitudinal axis (80) and comprising a front region (81), a back region (83) and a middle region (82), each region having an equal length (L/3) along the longitudinal axis, wherein the absorbent material is substantially free of cellulose fibers and forms a pattern of absorbent material areas. The pattern comprises on each side of the longitudinal axis at least one longitudinally-extending curved area (601a, 601b) in the middle region of the core, and at least one longitudinally-extending straight area (602a, 602b) in the front region and/or back region of the core.
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20 Claims
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1. A substantially planar absorbent core comprising a core wrap enclosing an absorbent material, the absorbent core having a longitudinal axis and comprising a front region, a back region and a middle region, each region having an equal length along the longitudinal axis, wherein the absorbent material is substantially free of cellulose fibers and forms a pattern of absorbent material areas, wherein the pattern comprises on each side of the longitudinal axis:
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at least one longitudinally-extending curved area in the middle region of the core, and at least one longitudinally-extending straight area in the front region and/or back region of the core. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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