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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2013
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Donald Carroll Roe, West Chester, OH (US);
Michael Dale Trennepohl, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Olaf Erik Alexander Isele, West Chester, OH (US);
Kenneth Michael Hammall, West Chester, OH (US);
Angelli Sue Denmon, Piqua, OH (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
An absorbent article such as a diaper, training pant, and the like comprises a containment member that has a central zone and a barrier zone. The central zone has greater air flow according to the Air Permeability Test than the barrier zone. The bather zone a greater hydrohead according to the Hydrostatic Head Pressure Test than the central zone. The containment member may be used for absorbent core formation and may have portions configured to serve as barrier leg cuffs for the finished absorbent article.