Method of making an absorbent product
US5171391A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 25, 1991 |
| Grant date | Dec 15, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2013/5373
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An absorbent product, for use in absorbent articles, comprising an absorbent layer and a wicking layer of densified hydrophilic material. The absorbent layer comprises resilient hydrophilic fibers and superabsorbent material. The absorbent layer includes at least one area comprising a bulky fibrous structure having high void regions of low fiber density randomly distributed in the structure.
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