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Compound Sanitary Napkin Having Flaps And Zone Of Extensibility. (Patent Review).


Compound Sanitary Napkin sanitary napkin
n.
A disposable pad of absorbent material worn to absorb menstrual flow.


sanitary napkin Kotex, sanitary pad Gynecology An absorbent pad worn externally to soak up menstrual flow
 Having Flaps And Zone Of Extensibility: No. 6,458,112; Robert Marshall The following people have the name Robert Marshall:
  • Bob Marshall (wilderness activist), wilderness activist, the first Adirondack 46er
  • Robert Marshall (basketball coach), former basketball coach at the University of Richmond
  • Robert Marshall (Manitoba politician)
, Jin-Young Song and Nami Terada, assignors to Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, OH. Filed 12/5/97. Issued 10/1/02.

Patented is a compound sanitary napkin with a longitudinal centerline cen·ter·line  
n.
1. A line that bisects something into equal parts.

2. A painted line running along the center of a road or highway that divides it into two sections for traffic moving in opposite directions, or, in the case of
 along a longitudinal direction and a transverse To cross from side to side.  centerline along a transverse direction. The napkin comprises a primary absorbent absorbent /ab·sor·bent/ (-sor´bent)
1. able to take in, or suck up and incorporate.

2. a tissue structure involved in absorption.

3. a substance that absorbs or promotes absorption.
 member with a longitudinal length, a transverse width, a thickness, a pair of longitudinal sides and a pair of transverse ends. The absorbent member comprises a fluid-pervious body facing sheet and a fluid-Impervious garment facing sheet that Is joined to the fluid-pervious body facing sheet. The absorbent member Is joined to a base member at the primary absorbent member's longitudinal direction.

Flaps extend laterally outwardly out·ward·ly  
adv.
1. On the outside or exterior; externally.

2. Toward the outside.

3. In regard to outward condition, conduct, or manifestation: outwardly a perfect gentleman.
 from the longitudinal sides of the base member and contain a proximal edge joined with the base's longitudinal sides, and a distal edge spaced laterally outward from the proximal edge. The flaps cover a portion of the leg openings of the wearer's undergarment and are biased toward one transverse end of the base member. Additional flaps are provided along the longitudinal sides of the base member, which Is adjacent to the base member's transverse end, A zone of extensibility comprises a portion of the flaps and is spaced longitudinally away from the flap transverse centerline, The entire length of the flaps' proximal edges is more than 20% of the primary absorbent member's length and the zone of extensibility is extensible so that the napkin's flaps are free from shifting when the primary absorbent member shifts away from the flap.
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Title Annotation:Procter & Gamble
Comment:Compound Sanitary Napkin Having Flaps And Zone Of Extensibility. (Patent Review).(Procter & Gamble)
Publication:Nonwovens Industry
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:May 1, 2003
Words:266
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