US 12,213,865 B2
Absorbent article with absorbent strips
Amanda Tallman, Kenosha, WI (US); and Stephen Kaidantsis, Chicago, IL (US)
Assigned to Medline Industries, LP, Northfield, IL (US)
Filed by Medline Industries, LP, Northfield, IL (US)
Filed on May 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/743,838.
Application 17/743,838 is a continuation of application No. 16/117,077, filed on Aug. 30, 2018, granted, now 11,351,069.
Prior Publication US 2022/0323268 A1, Oct. 13, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 13/494 (2006.01); A61F 13/534 (2006.01); A61F 13/53 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 13/49473 (2013.01) [A61F 13/4946 (2013.01); A61F 13/534 (2013.01); A61F 2013/530007 (2013.01); A61F 2013/530489 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An absorbent article, comprising:
a chassis, the chassis having a length greater than its width, the length extending in a longitudinal direction from the back to the front of a user between first and second longitudinal edges and the width extending in a lateral direction substantially perpendicular to the length and between first and second lateral edges, the chassis comprising:
a liquid impervious backsheet,
a liquid pervious topsheet,
a front waist region,
a back waist region,
a crotch region, and
an absorbent core positioned in the crotch region between the backsheet and the topsheet; and
two elongated edge absorbent strips, each strip having a length greater than its width and comprising a fluid absorbent material;
wherein the absorbent strips are spaced apart from a perimeter of the chassis absorbent core; and
wherein the absorbent strips are adhered to the liquid impervious backsheet layer and covered by the liquid pervious topsheet layer;
wherein the absorbent strips comprise lateral edge absorbent strips arranged in parallel spaced relation to each other and proximate and parallel to each of the first and second lateral edges; and
wherein the lateral edge absorbent strips extend substantially the length of the chassis lateral edges.