07.05.22
Amanda Tallman, Kenosha, WI; and Stephen Kaidantsis, Chicago, IL.
Assigned to Medline Industries, LP, Northfield, IL.
Filed: 8/30/18
Issued: 6/7/22
An absorbent article, comprising: a chassis, the chassis having a length greater than its width, the length extending in a longitudinal direction from the back to the front of a user between first and second longitudinal edges and the width extending in a lateral direction substantially perpendicular to the length and between first and second lateral edges, the chassis comprising; a liquid impervious backsheet, a liquid pervious topsheet, a front waist region, a back waist region, a crotch region, a fastener that connects the front waist region with the back waist region, and an absorbent core positioned in the crotch region between the backsheet and the topsheet; two elongated lateral edge absorbent strips and two elongated longitudinal edge absorbent strips, each strip having a length greater than its width and comprising a fluid absorbent material; wherein the lateral edge absorbent strips have a length greater than the length of the longitudinal edge absorbent strips and are arranged in parallel spaced relation to each other and proximate and parallel to each of the first and second lateral edges and extending substantially the length of the chassis lateral edges; wherein the longitudinal edge absorbent strips have a length less than the length of the lateral edge absorbent strips and are arranged in parallel spaced relation to each other and proximate and parallel to each of the first and second longitudinal edges and generally normal to the lateral edge absorbent strips, extending substantially the length of the chassis longitudinal edges; wherein the absorbent strips are spaced apart from a perimeter of the chassis absorbent core; and wherein the absorbent strips are adhered to the liquid impervious backsheet layer and covered by the liquid pervious topsheet layer.
Assigned to Medline Industries, LP, Northfield, IL.
Filed: 8/30/18
Issued: 6/7/22
An absorbent article, comprising: a chassis, the chassis having a length greater than its width, the length extending in a longitudinal direction from the back to the front of a user between first and second longitudinal edges and the width extending in a lateral direction substantially perpendicular to the length and between first and second lateral edges, the chassis comprising; a liquid impervious backsheet, a liquid pervious topsheet, a front waist region, a back waist region, a crotch region, a fastener that connects the front waist region with the back waist region, and an absorbent core positioned in the crotch region between the backsheet and the topsheet; two elongated lateral edge absorbent strips and two elongated longitudinal edge absorbent strips, each strip having a length greater than its width and comprising a fluid absorbent material; wherein the lateral edge absorbent strips have a length greater than the length of the longitudinal edge absorbent strips and are arranged in parallel spaced relation to each other and proximate and parallel to each of the first and second lateral edges and extending substantially the length of the chassis lateral edges; wherein the longitudinal edge absorbent strips have a length less than the length of the lateral edge absorbent strips and are arranged in parallel spaced relation to each other and proximate and parallel to each of the first and second longitudinal edges and generally normal to the lateral edge absorbent strips, extending substantially the length of the chassis longitudinal edges; wherein the absorbent strips are spaced apart from a perimeter of the chassis absorbent core; and wherein the absorbent strips are adhered to the liquid impervious backsheet layer and covered by the liquid pervious topsheet layer.