Absorbent product having a non-woven fabric cover with a three-dimensional profile region
US6673418B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 23, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T442/619
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An absorbent article having a body-facing cover layer, a garment facing barrier layer and an absorbent element between the cover layer and the barrier layer. The cover layer is a non-woven fabric formed from an interconnected network thermoplastic polymer fiber elements. At least a portion of the non-woven fabric is three-dimensional having a plurality of raised regions, semi-raised regions and compressed regions, the raised regions having a lower fiber density relative to the semi-raised regions, the semi-raised regions having a lower fiber density relative to the compressed regions.
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