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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2013
Applicant:
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Inventors:
Sarah Beth Gross, Harrison, OH (US);
Richard George Coe, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/15 (2006.01); A61F 13/47 (2006.01); A61F 13/513 (2006.01); B29C 59/04 (2006.01); A61F 13/476 (2006.01); A61F 13/45 (2006.01); A61F 13/51 (2006.01); A61F 13/511 (2006.01); A61F 13/512 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/4704 (2013.01); A61F 13/15731 (2013.01); A61F 13/476 (2013.01); A61F 13/512 (2013.01); A61F 13/513 (2013.01); A61F 13/5116 (2013.01); A61F 13/51121 (2013.01); B29C 59/046 (2013.01); A61F 13/47 (2013.01); A61F 13/5123 (2013.01); A61F 13/5126 (2013.01); A61F 13/51104 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15975 (2013.01); A61F 2013/4587 (2013.01); A61F 2013/5128 (2013.01); A61F 2013/51088 (2013.01);
Abstract
An absorbent article comprising a topsheet and laterally extending wings is disclosed. The topsheet having a plurality of clefts is disclosed. The plurality of clefts of the first type can be formed by urging discrete portions of the topsheet in a first direction and the plurality of clefts of the second type are formed by urging discrete portions of the topsheet in a second direction that is different than the first direction. The first or second plurality of clefts can be positioned proximate to a wing or flap of the absorbent article.