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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2020
Filed:
May. 06, 2019
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Hugh Joseph O'Donnell, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Robert Haines Turner, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Vincent Sean Breidenbach, Lebanon, OH (US);
Douglas Herrin Benson, West Harrison, IN (US);
Timothy Ian Mullane, Union, KY (US);
Karen Denise McAffry, Cincinnati, OH (US);
John Lee Hammons, Hamilton, OH (US);
Kelyn Anne Arora, Cincinnati, OH (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A method of creating a topsheet for an absorbent article is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: obtaining a pre-cursor web of material, the pre-cursor web of material having a first surface and an opposing second surface, wherein the pre-cursor web of material is a composite or laminate web having a first layer and a second layer, wherein the first layer is a film and the second layer is a nonwoven material having a plurality of fibers; forming a first plurality of apertures having sidewalls extending in a first direction from the pre-cursor web of material; forming a second plurality of apertures having sidewalls extending in a second direction from the pre-cursor material, wherein the first direction and the second direction are different; and forming a plurality of embossments in the pre-cursor web of material, wherein the embossments are oriented in a third direction opposite the first direction.