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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2000
Donald Carroll Roe, West Chester, OH (US);
Gregory Ashton, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Oliver Edwin Clarke Mason, Mason, OH (US);
Jörg Müller, Karben, DE;
Lars Westerheide, Kelkheim, DE;
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
An absorbent article having a void space for receiving bodily exudates comprises an elongate slit opening in communication with the void space. The elongate slit opening includes elasticated region disposed along longitudinal side edges of the slit opening which maintain longitudinal and lateral alignment and Z-direction proximity with a point of discharge on a wearer during use. The elasticated regions contain stored elastic energy producing tensile forces which are distributed laterally away from the slit opening enabling the edges to deflect and allow bodily exudates to pass through the slit opening to the void space.