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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 15, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
John David Roberts, West Chester, OH (US);
Claude Paul Mancel, Waterloo, BE;
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
6043851 ; 604387 ;
Abstract
A sanitary napkin is provided with a barrier means to provide a barrier against lateral migration of body fluids. The barrier means can be provided on a sanitary napkin which has no wings and comprises in this core a distal edge which is located within the perimeter of the absorbent core during use of the sanitary napkin. The barrier means can also be provided on a sanitary napkin having wings and can be formed of a unitary part of the napkin's topsheet or can be formed by a separate strip of material.