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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 1995
Filed:
Jul. 23, 1992
Hugh A Thompson, Fairfield, OH (US);
Gerald A Young, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Thomas W Osborn, III, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Charles W Chappell, West Chester, OH (US);
Theresa L Johnson, Cincinnati, OH (US);
John L Hammons, Hamilton, OH (US);
Bruce W Lavash, West Chester, OH (US);
James C Horney, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Lee M Hines, Wyoming, OH (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides absorbent articles, especially sanitary napkins, containing a fluid transport layer. In-use, the transport layer directs menses to a storage layer, thereby minimizing product failure and staining of undergarments. The transport layer can protrude into, or through, a topsheet to provide very aggressive transport of vaginal discharges. Preferably, the transport layer is a layer of fibers having external capillary channels.