EP 1139950 A1 20011010 - ABSORBENT ARTICLE FOR WEARING IN SUPPORTING GARMENT
Title (en)
ABSORBENT ARTICLE FOR WEARING IN SUPPORTING GARMENT
Title (de)
SAUGFÄHIGER GEGENSTAND DER IN VERBINDUNG MIT EINEM KLEIDUNGSSTÜCK GETRAGEN WIRD
Title (fr)
ARTICLE ABSORBANT DESTINE A ETRE PORTE DANS UN VETEMENT DE SUPPORT
Publication
Application
Priority
US 9827272 W 19981222
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0037001A1] An absorbent article for wearing in a supporting garment is disclosed. The absorbent article has a body facing side and a garment facing side. The absorbent article comprises a topsheet disposed at the body facing side, a backsheet disposed at the garment facing side, and an absorbent component. The absorbent article has an acquisition zone and a periphery zone. The absorbent component includes a storage layer and a distribution layer. The storage layer is disposed adjacent the body facing side and has an acquisition opening at the acquisition zone, and the storage layer extends at the periphery zone. The distribution layer is disposed adjacent the garment facing side, and the distribution layer extends underneath the acquisition opening and the storage layer. The distribution layer is exposed through the acquisition opening. The acquisition zone is capable of substantially maintaining sustained contact with and covering at least a portion of the surface of the wearer's labia minora when the absorbent article is applied on the wearer's body. The periphery zone covers at least a portion of the surface of the wearer's labia majora when the absorbent article is applied on the wearer's body.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A61F 5/44 (2006.01); A61F 13/00 (2006.01); A61F 13/15 (2006.01); A61F 13/472 (2006.01); A61F 13/49 (2006.01); A61F 13/494 (2006.01); A61F 13/511 (2006.01); A61F 13/53 (2006.01); A61F 13/534 (2006.01); A61F 13/539 (2006.01); A61F 13/56 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A61F 13/47227 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15284 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15365 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 0037001A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FR GB GR IT LI NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0037001 A1 20000629; AU 2306899 A 20000712; CA 2354132 A1 20000629; EP 1139950 A1 20011010; JP 2002532192 A 20021002
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9827272 W 19981222; AU 2306899 A 19981222; CA 2354132 A 19981222; EP 98966465 A 19981222; JP 2000589115 A 19981222