Absorbent Article with Dual Core:

Miguel Alvaro Robles, Wyoming, OH; Bruce William Lavash, West Chester, OH; Sion Agami, Mason, OH; and John Lee Hammons, Hamilton, OH.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.

Filed: 7/31/23
Issued: 12/3/24

An absorbent article having a longitudinal centerline, a transverse centerline and a central point where the longitudinal centerline and the transverse centerline cross, comprising; a liquid permeable topsheet; a liquid impermeable backsheet joined to the topsheet; an absorbent core having an area disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; wherein the absorbent core comprises a first absorbent core comprising an upper surface, a first area and a second area, wherein the first area and the second area are horizontally arranged, wherein the second area is surrounded on at least one side by the first area, and wherein the second area is a void extending through the first absorbent core; and a second absorbent core having a periphery, wherein the first absorbent core and the second absorbent core are vertically arranged, wherein the second absorbent core completely covers the second area of the first absorbent core; wherein the second absorbent core partially overlaps in its periphery with the first area of the first absorbent core; wherein the first absorbent core and the second absorbent core have different compositions; wherein the second absorbent core comprises a first transverse end region and an opposing second transverse end region, wherein the second area of the first absorbent core extends from adjacent to the first transverse end region to adjacent to the second transverse end region of the second absorbent core.