Patent · US Expired

Absorbent structure

US7048725B2 · kind B2 · utility

45Cited by

10References

11Claims

0Family size

Assignee

SCA Hygiene Products AB (a Swedish Body Corporate) · SE

Inventors

Robert Kling · Kinna, SE
Tomas Gandemo · Gothenburg, SE

Key dates

Filing date	May 20, 2002
Grant date	May 23, 2006
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 11, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F13/15634
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An absorbent product, such as a diaper or an incontinence garment, having a longitudinal and a lateral direction, includes a back sheet, being distal from the body of the wearer in use of the garment, and a top sheet, being proximal to the body of the wearer in use of the garment. The product has a front part, a rear part and a crotch part lying between the front and rear parts, and an absorbent structure between the top and back sheet extending longitudinally from the front part to the rear part. The absorbent structure includes two separate absorbent cores, wherein a first absorbent core extends longitudinally from the front to the rear part, and a second absorbent core is disposed in the front part or in the rear part.

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