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Sanitary napkin having shaping means

US5722967A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 2, 1996
Grant dateMar 3, 1998
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Expiry dateDec 2, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2013/455
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In a sanitary napkin, longitudinal score lines applied to the core and longitudinal glue lines located adjacent to the score lines, cause controlled deformation of the sanitary napkin's absorbent core upon lateral compression and provide increased resiliency for the sanitary napkin to return to its undeformed state when the compressive forces are removed.

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