03.06.18
Sarah Beth Gross, Harrison, OH; and Richard George Coe, Cincinnati, OH.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.
Filed: 12/20/13
Issued: 1/16/18
An absorbent article, comprising: a topsheet, a backsheet opposing the topsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, the topsheet comprising a polymeric film, a longitudinal centerline, and a transverse centerline perpendicular thereto; one or more wings each extending along a respective axis parallel to the transverse centerline, each wing defining a first portion of the topsheet and a second portion of the topsheet, wherein the first and second portions of the topsheet are on opposing sides of the longitudinal centerline, and wherein the first portion comprises a first structurally modified zone and the second portion comprises a second structurally modified zone; wherein the topsheet comprises a third portion and a fourth portion, wherein the third and fourth portions of the topsheet are on opposing sides of the longitudinal centerline, and wherein the third and fourth portions are each positioned intermediate the first and second portions along an axis parallel to the transverse centerline, wherein the third portion comprises a third structurally modified zone and the fourth portion comprises a fourth structurally modified zone; and wherein the first structurally modified zone comprises a first plurality of clefts and the second structurally modified zone comprises a second plurality of clefts, the first and second plurality of clefts being formed by urging discrete portions of the polymeric film in a direction towards the backsheet to define cleft sidewalls that are buckled or tucked underneath the topsheet and positioned between the polymeric film and the backsheet and the third and fourth structurally modified zones comprise a plurality of film ruptures, the plurality of film ruptures being formed by urging discrete portions of the polymeric film in a direction that is away from the backsheet to define polymeric film flaps that extend outward from the topsheet.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.
Filed: 12/20/13
Issued: 1/16/18
An absorbent article, comprising: a topsheet, a backsheet opposing the topsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, the topsheet comprising a polymeric film, a longitudinal centerline, and a transverse centerline perpendicular thereto; one or more wings each extending along a respective axis parallel to the transverse centerline, each wing defining a first portion of the topsheet and a second portion of the topsheet, wherein the first and second portions of the topsheet are on opposing sides of the longitudinal centerline, and wherein the first portion comprises a first structurally modified zone and the second portion comprises a second structurally modified zone; wherein the topsheet comprises a third portion and a fourth portion, wherein the third and fourth portions of the topsheet are on opposing sides of the longitudinal centerline, and wherein the third and fourth portions are each positioned intermediate the first and second portions along an axis parallel to the transverse centerline, wherein the third portion comprises a third structurally modified zone and the fourth portion comprises a fourth structurally modified zone; and wherein the first structurally modified zone comprises a first plurality of clefts and the second structurally modified zone comprises a second plurality of clefts, the first and second plurality of clefts being formed by urging discrete portions of the polymeric film in a direction towards the backsheet to define cleft sidewalls that are buckled or tucked underneath the topsheet and positioned between the polymeric film and the backsheet and the third and fourth structurally modified zones comprise a plurality of film ruptures, the plurality of film ruptures being formed by urging discrete portions of the polymeric film in a direction that is away from the backsheet to define polymeric film flaps that extend outward from the topsheet.
