Patent ID: 6048489
Filing Date: 2000-04-11
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A method of producing absorbent cores containing a dispersed first absorbent material and a second absorbent material present in at least one strip within said first material, said method comprising:(a) providing a mold support having at least one mold therein;(b) providing a tubular conduit for said second material, said conduit alignably positioned such that a portion of said conduit will pass through at least a portion of said mold as said mold support is advanced in a predetermined direction, said tubular conduit further having a distal end through which said second absorbent material may be expelled;(c) providing a deposition chute adjacent said mold support for presenting said first absorbent material to said mold;(d) conducting a stream of fluid-entrained particles of said first absorbent material through said chute into said mold as said mold support is advanced, such that said first absorbent material is deposited at least partially about the circumference of a portion of said tubular conduit; and(e) urging said second absorbent material through said tubular conduit and out said distal end for deposition within said mold.