Patent ID: 6486379
Filing Date: 2002-11-26
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An absorbent article, the absorbent article having a longitudinal centerline, a transverse centerline, two longitudinal sides, a target zone and a body side, the absorbent article comprising:a) a liquid impervious backsheet; b) a liquid pervious topsheet attached to the backsheet; c) a lower absorbent member disposed above the backsheet, the lower absorbent member comprising a pair of spaced apart, substantially longitudinal crease lines in the target zone disposed on opposite sides of the longitudinal centerline of the article, the pair of crease lines having a distance therebetween; d) a horizontal wicking barrier having a width and disposed above the lower absorbent member; e) a middle absorbent member having a lateral width substantially less than the distance between the crease lines in the target zone, the middle absorbent member being disposed above the horizontal wicking barrier; and f) an upper absorbent member having longitudinal sides and a width in the target zone greater than the width of the middle absorbent member and less than the width of the horizontal wicking barrier, disposed above the middle absorbent member and beneath the topsheet, wherein the middle absorbent member is at least in part adjacently disposed above the horizontal wicking barrier.