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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 1997
Filed:
Jul. 20, 1995
Digvijay Rawat, Kobe, JP;
Carlos Jose Barroso, Maineville, OH (US);
Letha Margie Hines, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Peter Morris, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Robb Eric Olsen, Cincinnati, OH (US);
J Alvaro Restrepo, Caracas, PA;
Nona Jane Redwine, Mason, OH (US);
Mark Donovan Seymour, Kobe, JP;
Hiroaki Shikata, Kobe, JP;
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A disposable cover which, when used with an absorbent material, such as a pad of woven cloth, provides an absorbent article, such as a catamenial pad is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, the disposable cover comprises a liquid pervious rewet barrier and an anti-stain barrier joined thereto. Preferably, the rewet barrier comprises a material having capillaries which allow bodily liquids to rapidly penetrate therethrough and the anti-stain barrier is provided in two portions, one of which is joined to each longitudinal edge of the fewer barrier. The disposable cover can also be provided with absorbent attachment means for securing the cover to the absorbent material and with garment attachment means for securing the assembly of the disposable cover and the absorbent material to a user's undergarment. Alternative embodiments of the invention can assume a pouch configuration. This alternative configuration is particularly useful if the absorbent material is in a form lacking significant cohesiveness, such as a tow of fibers.