Abstract: A compound sanitary napkin including a primary absorbent member and a secondary absorbent member, the primary absorbent member having a length and a width and the secondary absorbent member has a length and a width. The primary absorbent member includes an absorbent core and a liquid pervious topsheet superposed on the absorbent core. The secondary absorbent member includes a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious barrier sheet joined to the topsheet and an absorbent element positioned between the topsheet and the barrier sheet. The primary absorbent member has a contoured shape wherein the width of the primary absorbent member in a central region is narrower than the width at least one transverse end region.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 8, 1999
Date of Patent:
September 16, 2003
Assignee:
McNeil-PPC, Inc.
Inventors:
Tara Glasgow, Kendra S. Rose, Michele Mancuso, John Ulman