Patent ID: 6673982
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: A61F,Y10T

Abstract:
An absorbent article having a longitudinal direction, a transverse direction, a vertical direction substantially normal to both the longitudinal and traverse directions, a pair of longitudinal ends, and a body side, the absorbent article comprising:a) an absorbent core having a body side surface, the absorbent core comprising an outer absorbent member having a body side surface and a central absorbent member, the outer absorbent member having a central void open toward the body side of the absorbent article, the central absorbent member having an average thickness, the central absorbent member disposed over and extending into the central void; and b) a wicking barrier disposed between the outer absorbent member and the central absorbent member, the wicking barrier having a vertical component and a horizontal component, the vertical component spanning a vertical distance between the outer absorbent member and the central absorbent member of at least about 20 percent of the average thickness of the central absorbent member, and the horizontal component spanning a horizontal distance on the body side surface of the absorbent core and covering at least a portion of the body side surface of the outer absorbent member.