Patent ID: 6566578
Filing Date: 2003-05-20
Classification: A61F,Y10T

Abstract:
A disposable absorbent article arranged to be worn by a wearer to trap and collect fluid waste products of the wearer, said article being suitable accommodating multiple insults of said fluid waste products, said article comprising a top-sheet, a fluid acquisition system, and a fluid absorbent core, said top sheet having a portion forming a fluid intake zone, said top sheet portion being formed of a fluid pervious material, said fluid acquisition system comprising a first fluid acquisition layer and a second fluid acquisition layer, said first fluid acquisition layer comprising an apertured film, said second fluid acquisition layer comprising a fibrous, fluid pervious material, said absorbent core comprising a fluid absorbing material suitable for accommodating multiple insults of the fluid waste product, said first acquisition layer being coextensive in size and substantially coextensive in area with said second acquisition layer and located over said second acquisition layer and under said fluid intake zone of top-sheet, said second acquisition layer being located under said first acquisition layer and over said absorbent core and being secured to said first acquisition layer by one of the group consisting of adhesives, ultrasonic bonding, heat sealing, hot knife slitting, hydroentanglement and physical stitching, said first acquisition layer having a plurality of small apertures tapering in a direction toward said core.