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Absorbent core and method for construction thereof

US6066775A · kind A · utility

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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 8, 1998
Grant dateMay 23, 2000
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Expiry dateOct 8, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F13/15658
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method of manufacturing an absorbent core for a diaper including providing a nonwoven sheet, the nonwoven sheet including three coextensive longitudinal trisections, a central trisection and two outer trisections, and further including three coextensive latitudinal trisections, called a front portion, a crotch portion and a rear portion, applying a SAP only to the front and crotch portions of the central longitudinal trisection of the nonwoven sheet, and at least partially folding the two outer longitudinal trisections over the SAP in a triple fold so as to form a sandwiched absorbent core including a bottom layer of the nonwoven sheet, a layer of the SAP and two upper layers of the nonwoven sheet.

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