The Procter Gamble Company

J&ouml;rg M&uuml;ller

Donald Carroll Roe

Gregory Nmn Ashton

Michael Divo

Ludwig Busam

Oliver Edwin Clarke Mason

Lars Westerheide

Ghobad Rahrooh

The present invention is a multiple zone member ( ) having at least a first zone ( ) and a second zone ( ); the member includes a backing ( ) and a sheet of fibers ( ); the sheet of fibers in the first zone having anchor portions ( ) in the backing at spaced bonding locations ( ) and having arcuate portions ( ) of the sheet projecting from the backing between bonding locations; the arcuate portions in the first zone having a height ( ) from the backing; the sheet of fibers in the second zone having anchor portions in the backing at spaced bonding locations and having arcuate portions of the sheet projecting form the backing between bonding locations; the arcuate portions in the second zone having a height ( ) from the backing which is less than the height of the arcuate portions from the backing in the first zone.

Multiple zone member

An absorbent article having a void space for receiving bodily exudates comprises an elongate slit opening in communication with the void space. The elongate slit opening includes elasticated region disposed along longitudinal side edges of the slit opening which maintain longitudinal and lateral alignment and Z-direction proximity with a point of discharge on a wearer during use. The elasticated regions contain stored elastic energy producing tensile forces which are distributed laterally away from the slit opening enabling the edges to deflect and allow bodily exudates to pass through the slit opening to the void space.

Elasticated topsheet with an elongate slit opening

Growing community of inventors

Karben, Germany

Jörg Müller

Growing community of inventors

Karben, Germany

J&ouml;rg M&uuml;ller

Jörg Müller