11.10.17
Kevin Ronald Kanya, Liberty Township, OH; W. Andrew Coslett, Drums, PA; John C. Parsons, Mountain Top, PA; and Antonius Lambertus De Beer, Loveland, OH.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.
Filed: 5/20/16
Issued: 9/26/17
An absorbent article adapted to be worn about a wearer’s lower torso, having a longitudinal axis, and comprising: a liquid permeable topsheet; a liquid impermeable backsheet; and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, wherein the absorbent core is substantially cellulose free; wherein the topsheet comprises: a wearer-facing layer of a first nonwoven web, the first nonwoven web being impressed with a first pattern of bond impressions, the first pattern of bond impressions defining a second pattern of unbonded raised regions, wherein the unbonded raised regions have an Average Measured Height relative to the bond impressions of at least 280 μm, and wherein the first nonwoven web: is formed of spunlaid fibers comprising a polyolefin and up to 5.0% by weight TiO2; has a basis weight of 30 gsm or less; and has a Bond Area Percentage of at least 10%; and wherein the backsheet comprises a laminate of: a wearer-facing layer of liquid impermeable film and a garment facing layer of a second nonwoven web, the second nonwoven web being impressed with a first pattern of bond impressions, the first pattern of bond impressions defining a second pattern of unbonded raised regions, wherein the unbonded raised regions have an Average Measured Height relative to the bond impressions of at least 280 μm, and wherein the second nonwoven web: is formed of spunlaid fibers comprising a polyolefin and up to 5.0% by weight TiO2; has a basis weight of 30 gsm or less; and has a Bond Area Percentage of at least 10%.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.
Filed: 5/20/16
Issued: 9/26/17
An absorbent article adapted to be worn about a wearer’s lower torso, having a longitudinal axis, and comprising: a liquid permeable topsheet; a liquid impermeable backsheet; and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, wherein the absorbent core is substantially cellulose free; wherein the topsheet comprises: a wearer-facing layer of a first nonwoven web, the first nonwoven web being impressed with a first pattern of bond impressions, the first pattern of bond impressions defining a second pattern of unbonded raised regions, wherein the unbonded raised regions have an Average Measured Height relative to the bond impressions of at least 280 μm, and wherein the first nonwoven web: is formed of spunlaid fibers comprising a polyolefin and up to 5.0% by weight TiO2; has a basis weight of 30 gsm or less; and has a Bond Area Percentage of at least 10%; and wherein the backsheet comprises a laminate of: a wearer-facing layer of liquid impermeable film and a garment facing layer of a second nonwoven web, the second nonwoven web being impressed with a first pattern of bond impressions, the first pattern of bond impressions defining a second pattern of unbonded raised regions, wherein the unbonded raised regions have an Average Measured Height relative to the bond impressions of at least 280 μm, and wherein the second nonwoven web: is formed of spunlaid fibers comprising a polyolefin and up to 5.0% by weight TiO2; has a basis weight of 30 gsm or less; and has a Bond Area Percentage of at least 10%.
