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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 1995
Filed:
Feb. 14, 1994
M Chris Wanek, Marietta, GA (US);
Thomas W Van Den Bogart, Appleton, WI (US);
William A Georger, Canton, GA (US);
Brendon F Ribble, Menasha, WI (US);
Billie J Matthews, Woodstock, GA (US);
Lawrence H Sawyer, Roswell, GA (US);
Frank P Abuto, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Edward E Werner, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is an absorbent structure comprising first and second surge management layers and an absorbent layer located between said first and second surge management layers. The first surge management layer comprises synthetic polymeric fibers and the second surge management layer comprises hydrophilic fibers. The density of the absorbent layer is greater than the density of the first and second surge management layers.