US 12,310,829 B2
Disposable absorbent article
Maja Wciorka, Braunschweig (DE); Carsten Heinrich Kreuzer, Hofheim (DE); and Udo Friedel Schoenborn, Bad Soden (DE)
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Filed by The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Filed on May 12, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/318,039.
Application 17/318,039 is a continuation of application No. 15/952,702, filed on Apr. 13, 2018, granted, now 11,083,644.
Application 15/952,702 is a continuation of application No. 14/700,188, filed on Apr. 30, 2015, granted, now 10,434,018, issued on Oct. 8, 2019.
Application 14/700,188 is a continuation of application No. 12/416,383, filed on Apr. 1, 2009, granted, now 9,044,359, issued on Jun. 2, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/048,668, filed on Apr. 29, 2008.
Prior Publication US 2021/0259896 A1, Aug. 26, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 13/539 (2006.01); A61F 13/495 (2006.01); A61F 13/496 (2006.01); A61F 13/536 (2006.01); A61F 13/53 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 13/539 (2013.01) [A61F 13/495 (2013.01); A61F 13/496 (2013.01); A61F 13/536 (2013.01); A61F 2013/5307 (2013.01); A61F 2013/53908 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An absorbent article, comprising:
a. a topsheet;
b. a backsheet;
c. an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, the absorbent core comprising a first substrate, a second substrate, and absorbent material arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate; and
d. an acquisition layer disposed between the absorbent core and the topsheet;
e. wherein the absorbent core comprises a cavity comprising a channel extending in a direction substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the absorbent article, wherein the channel comprises a first channel, and wherein the cavity comprises a second channel, wherein the second channel extends in a direction that is different than that of the first channel, wherein the second channel is connected to the first channel, and wherein the cavity consists of a singular T-shaped cavity formed by the first and second connected channels;
f. wherein the second substrate deflects into the cavity and is adhered to the first substrate within the cavity via glue, thermoplastic material, pressure, and/or heat;
g. wherein the first substrate is substantially planar within the cavity and on either side of the cavity; and
h. wherein the absorbent material is substantially continuously distributed across the absorbent core, except within the cavity wherein the first and second substrates are adhered together.