Surface pattern for absorbent articles

- The Procter & Gamble Co.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a pattern for absorbent articles showing our new design; and,

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the pattern shown applied to an alternative absorbent article.

In the drawings, the broken lines define the boundaries of the claimed pattern as well as the boundaries of the article to which the pattern is applied, and form no part of the claim.

Disposable absorbent articles can vary in their respective shape and appearance considerably. For the present application only sanitary napkins have been exemplified in the figures. However, the use of the pattern according to the figures is also useful in the context of other shapes known for disposable absorbent articles, such as light incontinence products, sanitary napkins, catamenials, pantiliners, and other absorbent articles such as tissues or towels, disposable absorbent diapers or disposable incontinence products.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D239566 April 1976 Vogt
D253674 December 11, 1979 Whitehead
D350197 August 30, 1994 Huffman
D384210 September 30, 1997 Du Grosriez
D399310 October 6, 1998 Lynard et al.
D399953 October 20, 1998 Kollner
4657538 April 14, 1987 Becker et al.
Patent History
Patent number: D409841
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 12, 1998
Date of Patent: May 18, 1999
Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Co. (Cincinnati, OH)
Inventors: Liberatore Antonio Trombetta (Silvi), Remo Bellucci (Pescara), Dennis Allen Darby (Pescara)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: William Scott Andes
Application Number: 0/83,535
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D 5/63; Catamenial (18) (D24/125)
International Classification: 0506;