Patent ID: 6465711
Filing Date: 2002-10-15
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A sanitary absorbent article adapted to be worn in a crotch portion of a wearer's undergarment having a main body, said main body having two opposing longitudinal sides, two opposing transverse sides, an imaginary longitudinal centerline and an imaginary transverse centerline; said main body comprising:(A) a fluid-pervious cover layer, said cover layer facing towards a wearer's body when the article is in use by a wearer; (B) a fluid-impervious barrier layer, said barrier layer facing away from the wearer's body when the article is in use by the wearer; (C) an absorbent system intermediate said cover layer and said barrier layer; said cover layer having: (1) an intermediate zone located in a central region of said main body and adapted for registration with a source of bodily exudate to be absorbed by the article when the article is in use by the wearer, said intermediate zone including marginal portions extending from respective longitudinal sides of said main body towards the longitudinal centerline, said marginal portions being substantially vertically aligned with said absorbent system comprising a material having a higher degree of vertical liquid migration than lateral liquid migration; and (2) a first terminal zone adjoining said intermediate zone and extending longitudinally away therefrom toward one of the transverse sides of said main body, said first terminal zone comprising a material having a higher degree of lateral liquid migration than vertical liquid migration.