Patent ID: 8030536
Filing Date: 2011-10-04
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A diaper or adult incontinence garment for the acquisition and storage of bodily exudates, the diaper or adult incontinence garment comprising: a. a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; and b. a sublayer configured to store and/or immobilize feces disposed between the topsheet and the absorbent core, the sublayer comprising first and second fibrous acquisition layers arranged in a face to face relationship, a wearer facing surface, and an opposing garment facing surface, each of the first and second fibrous acquisition layers including one or more regions having a multitude of holes, at least some of the holes being blind holes and at least some of the holes being through holes, wherein at least some of said through holes in said first acquisition layer and some of said through holes in said second acquisition layer form combined holes, wherein the circumference of the through holes in the second acquisition layer is smaller than the circumference of the corresponding through holes in the first acquisition layer, said region(s) having a total open area of from 10% to 50% of the total surface area of said sublayer, as measured on the user facing surface, said sublayer having a length in the y-direction, width in the x-direction and caliper in the z-direction, said holes having an average smallest diameter in an x-y cross section of the holes in the wearer facing surface of said sublayer of at least 3 mm, said sublayer having an average caliper of from 2 mm to 8 mm, and said sublayer having an average caliper loss after wetting and under pressure of 0.3 psi of less than 20%.