12.01.16
Christopher Nelson, Hiram, GA.
Assigned to Medline Industries, Inc., Mundelein, IL.
Filed: 12/5/13
Issued: 11/8/16
An absorbent article, comprising: a liquid pervious topsheet having a proximal surface facing toward a user when the article is in use and a distal surface facing away from the user; an absorbent material positioned distally from the topsheet and extending across at least a portion of the topsheet distal surface; a liquid impervious backsheet positioned distally from the absorbent material and topsheet, the backsheet comprising a through aperture having a perimeter; a cover positioned on a surface of the backsheet and covering the backsheet aperture; and a separation layer non-releasably attached to the backsheet and extending at least partially across the backsheet aperture between the cover and the absorbent material; wherein the cover is releasably attached to the backsheet such that the backsheet aperture may be selectively uncovered without removing the absorbent article from the user.
Assigned to Medline Industries, Inc., Mundelein, IL.
Filed: 12/5/13
Issued: 11/8/16
An absorbent article, comprising: a liquid pervious topsheet having a proximal surface facing toward a user when the article is in use and a distal surface facing away from the user; an absorbent material positioned distally from the topsheet and extending across at least a portion of the topsheet distal surface; a liquid impervious backsheet positioned distally from the absorbent material and topsheet, the backsheet comprising a through aperture having a perimeter; a cover positioned on a surface of the backsheet and covering the backsheet aperture; and a separation layer non-releasably attached to the backsheet and extending at least partially across the backsheet aperture between the cover and the absorbent material; wherein the cover is releasably attached to the backsheet such that the backsheet aperture may be selectively uncovered without removing the absorbent article from the user.