Patent ID: 6635801
Filing Date: 2003-10-21
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A disposable absorbent article having a transverse centerline, a first region, and a second region, said first region being positioned forward of said transverse centerline, said first region coming into contact with the front waist of the wearer during use, said second region being positioned backward of said transverse centerline, said second region coming into contact with the back waist of the wearer during use, said disposable absorbent article comprising a liquid pervious structured carrier, a liquid impervious backsheet at least partially peripherally joined to said structured carrier, a liquid storage structure positioned intermediate said topsheet and said backsheet, and a liquid handling structure positioned intermediate said topsheet and said liquid storage structure, a portion of said liquid handling structure being positioned in said first region, a portion of said liquid handling structure being positioned in said second region, characterised in that said absorbent article has a topsheet wetness value of less than 120 milligrams according to the Topsheet-Finished-Product-Wetness Test Method disclosed herein and said disposable absorbent article has a front region Storage Under Pressure of at least 800 grams per square meter according to the Storage Under Pressure Test disclosed herein.