US Patent Application 18198308. ABSORBENT ARTICLE HAVING FLEX BOND CHANNEL REGIONS simplified abstract

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ABSORBENT ARTICLE HAVING FLEX BOND CHANNEL REGIONS

Organization Name

The Procter & Gamble Company

Inventor(s)

Christopher Philip Bewick-sonntag of Cincinnati OH (US)

Rong Deng of Mason OH (US)

John David Norcom of Cincinnati OH (US)

ABSORBENT ARTICLE HAVING FLEX BOND CHANNEL REGIONS - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18198308 titled 'ABSORBENT ARTICLE HAVING FLEX BOND CHANNEL REGIONS

Simplified Explanation

- The patent application describes a disposable absorbent article with a front end, back end, and middle region. - The article includes a topsheet, backsheet, and absorbent core structure. - A flex bond channel region is formed in the middle region. - The absorbent core structure consists of an upper nonwoven layer, lower nonwoven layer, and inner core layer. - The flex bond channel region has specific dimensions, including a dry channel depth of at least 1.0 mm and a channel width of 1.0 mm to 3.0 mm. - The flex bond channel region has a CD Bending Resistance Index of 1.1 to 3.0 and a Dry MD Bending Resistance of less than 0.04 N/mm.


Original Abstract Submitted

A disposable absorbent article having a front end region, a back end region, and a middle region disposed between the front and back end regions. The absorbent article includes a topsheet; a backsheet; an absorbent core structure disposed between the topsheet and backsheet; and a flex bond channel region formed in at least the middle region. The absorbent core structure includes an upper nonwoven layer having polymer fibers; a lower nonwoven layer having polymer fibers; and an inner core layer disposed between the upper and lower nonwoven layers. The flex bond channel region has a dry channel depth of at least 1.0 mm and a channel width of from about 1.0 mm to about 3.0 mm. The flex bond channel region has a CD Bending Resistance Index of from about 1.1 to about 3.0, and a Dry MD Bending Resistance of less than about 0.04 N/mm.