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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 27, 1997
Gary Dean Lavon, Middletown, OH (US);
Gerald Alfred Young, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Theodora Beck, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Gary Dean LaVon, Middletown, OH (US);
Gerald Alfred Young, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Theodora Beck, Cincinnati, OH (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A disposable absorbent article suitable for absorbing and retaining aqueous body fluids includes a backsheet that is substantially liquid impervious except at a discontinuity therein and an absorbent core between the backsheet and a topsheet. The absorbent core includes a non-removable component and a removable and replaceable component in fluid communication with the non-removable component. Access for the removal and replacement of the removable component is provided by the discontinuity in the backsheet. The replaceable absorbent core component may be removed and a like component may be substituted in place of the removed component without removal of the absorbent article from the wearer.