Patent ID: 9468566
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: A61F

Claim Text:
1. An absorbent structure for an absorbent article, comprising a longitudinal axis, a supporting sheet and an absorbent layer of absorbent material, comprising a superabsorbent polymer material and a cellulosic material, said absorbent layer being supported by and immobilized on said supporting sheet; and said absorbent layer having a transverse dimension and an average width W, a longitudinal dimension and average length L, and a height dimension; and said absorbent layer having a first longitudinally extending side portion on one side of said longitudinal axis and a second longitudinally extending side portions on the other side of the longitudinal axis; and said absorbent layer having a front region, back region and therein between a crotch region, each arranged sequentially in said longitudinal dimension; wherein said absorbent layer has at least a first continuous, substantially longitudinally extending channel and a second continuous, substantially longitudinally extending channel that are substantially free of said superabsorbent polymer material and extending through the height of said absorbent layer, said first channel being present in said first side portion's front region only and said second channel being present in said second side portion's front region only, and each channel having an average width W′ that is least about 4% of the average width W of said absorbent layer and an average length L′ that is up to 25% of the average length L of said absorbent layer and at least 10 mm; and wherein said supporting sheet folds into said first and second channels.