ABSORBENT ARTICLE INCLUDING LIQUID CONTAINMENT BEAMS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE

An absorbent article includes a garment shell and first and second liquid containment beams formed of an absorbent material. The liquid containment beams each have an attachment edge bonded to the garment shell so that the containment beam can lie against the garment shell and also pivot about an ax...

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Main Authors GRYSKIEWICZ, STANLEY, MICHAEL, AKIN, FRANK, JERREL, JACKSON, DAVID, MARTIN, SHERROD, EARLE, HARRY
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 25.03.1998
Edition6
Subjects
BABY LINEN
BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS
DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS
FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS
FIRST-AID KITS
FOMENTATION
HANDKERCHIEFS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES
PROSTHESES
SHIRTS
TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
UNDERWEAR
WEARING APPAREL
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Summary:An absorbent article includes a garment shell and first and second liquid containment beams formed of an absorbent material. The liquid containment beams each have an attachment edge bonded to the garment shell so that the containment beam can lie against the garment shell and also pivot about an axis defined by the attachment edge. For comfort during use, the containment beam desirably has a width to thickness ratio of at least about 3:1. In particular embodiments, the absorbent article includes pairs of inner andouter containment beams, with the inner containment beams adaptedto lie against the garment shell and the outer containment beams adapted to lie against the inner containment beams. The liquid containment beams may optionally include leakage barriers to impedelateral movement of liquid. A method of making such absorbent articles is also provided.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP19960917972