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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2020
Fitesa Film Products Llc, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Andrew D. Maschino, Paris, IL (US);
Brian C. Loomis, Terre Haute, IN (US);
Paul Eugene Thomas, Terre Haute, IN (US);
FITESA FILM PRODUCTS LLC, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Abstract
A film for use in an absorbent article includes a first side and a second side opposite the first side, and a plurality of apertured protuberances arranged in a pattern having 60 to 120 protuberances per linear inch in at least one direction. Each of the protuberances includes a continuous sidewall extending from the first side. The second side has a plurality of apertures aligned with the plurality of apertured protuberances and land areas in between the apertures. The film has a melt index of at least about 8 g/10 min, and an air permeability of at least about 80 m/m/min.