Absorbent article with three dimensional shape retaining structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12343243-B2
Application number	US-201515557256-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 30, 2015
Priority date	Mar 30, 2015
Publication date	Jul 1, 2025
Grant date	Jul 1, 2025

Abstract

An absorbent article ( 10 ) can include a body facing liner ( 28 ), a backsheet ( 26 ), and an absorbent body ( 34 ) disposed between the body facing liner ( 28 ) and the backsheet ( 26 ). The body facing liner ( 28 ) can include at least one embossment ( 64 ). The absorbent article ( 10 ) can also include an acquisition layer ( 70, 170, 270, 370, 470 ) including a body facing surface ( 70 a ) and a garment facing surface ( 70 b ). The acquisition layer ( 70, 170, 270, 370, 470 ) can include at least one recess ( 90 ). The at least one recess ( 90 ) can receive the at least one embossment ( 64 ) in a nested configuration. In some embodiments, the embossment ( 64 ) can include an intersecting slit formation ( 78 ).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An absorbent article including a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis, the absorbent article comprising:
a front waist region, a rear waist region, a crotch region, the crotch region being disposed between the front waist region and the rear waist region;
a front waist edge in the front waist region, a rear waist edge in the rear waist region, and a first longitudinal side edge and a second longitudinal side edge, the first longitudinal side edge and the second longitudinal side edge each extending from the front waist edge to the rear waist edge;
a body facing liner including a body facing surface and a garment facing surface, the body facing liner including at least one embossment, the embossment including an intersecting slit formation;
a backsheet;
an absorbent body disposed between the body facing liner and the backsheet; and
an acquisition layer including a body facing surface and a garment facing surface, the acquisition layer including at least one recess, the at least one recess receiving the at least one embossment of the body facing liner in a nested configuration;
wherein the body facing liner includes a plurality of embossments and the acquisition layer includes a plurality of recesses, at least some of the plurality of recesses receiving one of the plurality of embossments of the body facing liner in a nested configuration;
wherein a majority of the plurality of embossments includes an intersecting slit formation,
wherein a majority of the plurality of embossments includes a first depth, and wherein the first depth is greater than a greatest slit length in the intersecting slit formation.

2. An absorbent article including a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis, the absorbent article comprising:
a front waist region, a rear waist region, a crotch region, the crotch region being disposed between the front waist region and the rear waist region;
a front waist edge in the front waist region, a rear waist edge in the rear waist region, and a first longitudinal side edge and a second longitudinal side edge, the first longitudinal side edge and the second longitudinal side edge each extending from the front waist edge to the rear waist edge;
a body facing liner including a body facing surface and a garment facing surface, the body facing liner including at least one embossment, the embossment including an intersecting slit formation;
a backsheet;
an absorbent body disposed between the body facing liner and the backsheet; and
an acquisition layer including a body facing surface and a garment facing surface, the acquisition layer including at least one recess, the at least one recess receiving the at least one embossment of the body facing liner in a nested configuration;
wherein the body facing liner includes a plurality of embossments and the acquisition layer includes a plurality of recesses, at least some of the plurality of recesses receiving one of the plurality of embossments of the body facing liner in a nested configuration;
wherein a majority of the plurality of embossments includes an intersecting slit formation,
wherein a majority of the plurality of embossments includes a first depth, wherein a majority of the plurality of recesses includes a second depth, the first depth is less than the second depth, a greatest slit length in the intersecting slit formation being less than or equal to a difference between the second depth and the first depth.

Assignees

• Kimberly Clark Co

Inventors

• Quincy Iii Roger B
• Hammond Andrew T
• Potnis Prasad S

Classifications

• A61F2013/53908

  with adhesive · CPC title

• A61F13/53704

  the layer having an inhibiting function on liquid propagation · CPC title

• A61F2013/53782

  with holes · CPC title

• A61F13/539 Primary

  characterised by the connection of the absorbent layers with each other or with the outer layers · CPC title

• A61F13/53747

  the layer is facing the topsheet (layer is part of the topsheet A61F13/511) · CPC title