Absorbent article with a slitted absorbent core
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1. An absorbent article having a front waist region, a back waist region, and a crotch region extending longitudinally between said front and back waist regions, said article comprising:
- a liquid impervious back sheet; and
an absorbent core comprising;
at least one absorbent layer of comprising superabsorbent material and a plurality of slits disposed in the at least one absorbent layer, said plurality of slits extending through at least a portion of the at least one absorbent layer, said plurality of slits facilitating greater liquid intake of said at least one absorbent layer as compared to an identical, but non-slitted, layer, and further facilitating improved flexibility of the at least one absorbent layer in a predetermined direction;
wherein the absorbent core comprises from about 61% to about 97% by weight of a superabsorbent material, from about 3% to about 39% by weight of non-absorbent nonwoven resilient fibers, and 0% by weight of absorbent hydrophilic fibers, wherein the superabsorbent material comprises particles and the non-absorbent nonwoven resilient fibers form a low-density layer and a high-density layer.
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The invention relates to slit absorbent articles and the use of slits in absorbent materials to provide improved liquid intake rate, flexibility and softness compared to the unmodified material. The absorbent material, including superabsorbent materials, are particularly useful as absorbent cores in disposable absorbent articles such as diapers, incontinent products, sanitary napkins and the like.
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1. An absorbent article having a front waist region, a back waist region, and a crotch region extending longitudinally between said front and back waist regions, said article comprising:
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a liquid impervious back sheet; and an absorbent core comprising; at least one absorbent layer of comprising superabsorbent material and a plurality of slits disposed in the at least one absorbent layer, said plurality of slits extending through at least a portion of the at least one absorbent layer, said plurality of slits facilitating greater liquid intake of said at least one absorbent layer as compared to an identical, but non-slitted, layer, and further facilitating improved flexibility of the at least one absorbent layer in a predetermined direction; wherein the absorbent core comprises from about 61% to about 97% by weight of a superabsorbent material, from about 3% to about 39% by weight of non-absorbent nonwoven resilient fibers, and 0% by weight of absorbent hydrophilic fibers, wherein the superabsorbent material comprises particles and the non-absorbent nonwoven resilient fibers form a low-density layer and a high-density layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A disposable absorbent article having a front waist region, a back waist region, and a crotch region extending longitudinally between said front and back waist regions, said article comprising:
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an absorbent core comprising; from about 61% to about 97% by weight of a superabsorbent material, from about 3% to about 39% by weight of non-absorbent nonwoven resilient fibers, and 0% by weight of absorbent hydrophilic fibers; and a first absorbent layer comprising a modified region, said modified region having a higher fluid intake rate as compared to an unmodified region; wherein said modified region comprises a plurality of slits disposed in said first absorbent layer, said plurality of slits extending through at least a portion of said first absorbent layer, said slits promoting the higher fluid intake rate in at least the modified region; wherein the superabsorbent material comprises particles and the non-absorbent nonwoven resilient fibers form a low-density layer and a high-density layer.
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