12.03.21
Andrew D. Maschino, Paris, IL; Michael Estel Fisher, Rosedale, IN; and Brian C. Loomis, Terre Haute, IN.
Assigned to Fitesa Film Products LLC, Simpsonville, SC.
Filed: 12/6/19
Issued: 11/2/21
A fluid distribution material for use in an absorbent article, the fluid distribution material comprising: a formed film layer having a user-facing side and a garment-facing side opposite the user-facing side, the formed film layer comprising a plurality of apertured protuberances arranged in a pattern having 10 to 40 protuberances per linear inch, each of the protuberances comprising a continuous sidewall extending from the user-facing side, the garment-facing side having a plurality of apertures aligned with the plurality of apertured protuberances and land areas in between the apertures; and a nonwoven layer laminated to the garment-facing side of the formed film layer, the nonwoven layer comprising a plurality of continuous fibers extending across the land areas and the plurality of apertures of the formed film layer and attached to the land areas at bond sites, wherein the fluid distribution material has a compressibility of less than 10% between pressures of 0.21 psi and 0.60 psi, and wherein the plurality of continuous fibers of the nonwoven layer are embedded into the land areas of the formed film layer at the bond sites.
Assigned to Fitesa Film Products LLC, Simpsonville, SC.
Filed: 12/6/19
Issued: 11/2/21
A fluid distribution material for use in an absorbent article, the fluid distribution material comprising: a formed film layer having a user-facing side and a garment-facing side opposite the user-facing side, the formed film layer comprising a plurality of apertured protuberances arranged in a pattern having 10 to 40 protuberances per linear inch, each of the protuberances comprising a continuous sidewall extending from the user-facing side, the garment-facing side having a plurality of apertures aligned with the plurality of apertured protuberances and land areas in between the apertures; and a nonwoven layer laminated to the garment-facing side of the formed film layer, the nonwoven layer comprising a plurality of continuous fibers extending across the land areas and the plurality of apertures of the formed film layer and attached to the land areas at bond sites, wherein the fluid distribution material has a compressibility of less than 10% between pressures of 0.21 psi and 0.60 psi, and wherein the plurality of continuous fibers of the nonwoven layer are embedded into the land areas of the formed film layer at the bond sites.