Patent ID: 6245962
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An absorbent article comprising:a) a liquid permeable cover;b) a liquid impermeable baffle; andc) an absorbent core positioned between said cover and said baffle,said absorbent core having a first absorbent layer disposed toward said liquid permeable cover and a second absorbent layer disposed toward said liquid impermeable baffle, said first absorbent layer consisting essentially of a fluff wood pulp and a polymeric material in an amount of less than 10 percent by weight of said first absorbent layer, and said first absorbent layer, having an inner boundary defining an acquisition orifice, said acquisition orifice having a ratio of length to width greater than unity, said second absorbent layer consisting essentially of a resilient cellulosic material, said absorbent article having a wet crush width recovery of greater than about 70 percent.