Absorbent article having improved bonding

US9504613B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Procter & Gamble Company · US

Inventors

• Ralf Geilich · Eppstein, DE
• Vito Carla · Fairfield, US
• Digvijay Rawat · Cincinnati, US
• Ronda Lynn Glassmeyer · Cincinnati, US
• Pietro Cecchetto · Lancaster, US
• Christopher Philip Bewick-Sonntag · Cincinnati, US
• Christian Seib · Bad Friedrichshall, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 2, 2011
• Grant date: Nov 29, 2016
• Expiry date: May 16, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2013/5395
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An absorbent article is provided. The absorbent article includes a liquid pervious film topsheet having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface; a backsheet having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface; an absorbent core having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface, the absorbent core being provided between the topsheet and the backsheet; and a bonding layer having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface. The body facing surface of the bonding layer has a fibrous matrix comprising cellulosic fibers and thermoplastic fibers, and the garment facing surface of the topsheet is directly bonded to the body facing surface of the bonding layer at discrete adhesive-free bond points.