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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 23, 1998
Giovanni Carlucci, Chieti, IT;
Nicola D'Alessio, Pescara, IT;
Gennaro Giorgini, Roseto, IT;
Maurizio Tamburro, Pescara, IT;
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A disposable absorbent article which is substantially flat prior to use for wearing adjacent a body discharge area, having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface. The disposable absorbent article includes a liquid pervious topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core intermediate the topsheet and backsheet. The absorbent core has a body facing surface and a garment facing surface, and has an expanding layer for expanding the article into a tridimensional structure while being worn by a user. The expanding layer includes a number of smaller expanding elements that are activated by body fluids, are decoupled from one another, and are capable of expanding substantially in only one direction upon activation by body fluids.