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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 23, 1994
Louise Cynthia Coe, Appleton, WI (US);
Laura Jane Anderson, Menasha, WI (US);
Mark Leonard Kaspar, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Mary Lou McDaniel, Appleton, WI (US);
John Carl Faison, Cumming, GA (US);
Andrew Edward Diamond, Roswell, GA (US);
Mary Chris Wanek, Marietta, GA (US);
David Keith Osteen, Marietta, GA (US);
Kenneth Yin Wang, Westchester, PA (US);
Kimberly-Clark-Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
An absorbent article is disclosed which exhibits improved fluid management. The article includes an absorbent having first and second oppositely aligned surfaces and a longitudinally extending central axis. A bicomponent cover is positioned over the first surface of the absorbent and includes a first and a second material. The first material has openings formed therein and is aligned along the longitudinally extending central axis of the absorbent. The second material is nonapertured and is secured to, or positioned adjacent to, the outer periphery of the first material. The first and second materials cooperate to enclose the absorbent. Positioned between the first material and the first surface of the absorbent is a separation means. The separation means directs fluid from the body downward, in the z direction, away from the bicomponent cover, and outward in the x and y directions to provide a more efficient use of the absorbent material. The absorbent article further contains a liquid-impermeable baffle which is positioned adjacent to the second surface of the absorbent.