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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 03, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Carol Ann Blaney, Roswell, GA (US);
Joseph George Neuwirth, Gainesville, GA (US);
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Neenah, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 1/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 1/300 ;
Abstract
A nursing pad is disclosed having a liquid permeable body facing layer of a polyethylene/polypropylene bicomponent fiber web, an absorbent core comprising a composite fabric of thermoplastic fibers and an absorbent material, and a barrier laminate, such as a spunbond/meltblown/spunbond laminate or a spunbond/film laminate. The nursing pad can have a substantially concave shape, a thermally sealed edge and autogenous bonding to impart additional integrity to the three-dimensional shape.