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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 04, 1998
Maria Raidel, Nürnburg, DE;
Franz Aschenbrenner, Kastl, DE;
Kimberly-Clark GmbH, Forchheim, DE;
Abstract
The invention concerns a method for the directed drainage of fluids emerging in a localized manner and further an absorbent article (,) which comprises: a front region (,); a rear region (,); a center part (,) disposed between the front and rear regions; an upper, fluid-permeable layer (,) which faces the body when the absorbent article (,) is in use; a lower layer (,) which is impervious to fluid and is remote from the body when the absorbent article (,) is in use: a fluid-distribution layer (,) which is disposed between the fluid-permeable layer (,) and the layer (,) which is impervious to fluid, the fluid-distribution layer (,) extending from the front region (,) to the rear region (,) of the absorbent article (,); and a fluid-storage layer (,) disposed between the layer (,) which is impervious to fluid and the fluid-distribution layer (,). The absorbent article (,) comprises means for transferring a fluid from the fluid-distribution layer (,) at least into the part of the fluid-storage layer (,) located in the front region (,) and/or rear region (,) of the absorbent article (,).