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US4518451A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Embossed panty liner

Assignee: Personal Products Co
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Filing: 1982-09-02
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Granted: 1985-05-21
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Expires: 2002-09-02
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Abstract

Abstract A thin absorbent undergarment liner is provided which exhibits a clear, aesthetically pleasing embossed pattern on the body facing surface thereof while still maintaining the longitudinal edges soft and comfortable. The liner is provided to have areas of deep depressions on the body facing surface and shallow impressions on the longitudinal edges.

Inventors

  • 👤 Thomas J. Luceri
  • 👤 Kenneth J. Molee

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 14:46
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F13/00; A61F13/15; A61F13/51; A61F13/511; A61F13/15577; A61F13/15707; A61F13/15731; A61F13/53; A61F13/534; A61F13/53409; A61F13/53418; A61F13/535; A61F13/536; A61F13/56; A61F13/5605; A61F13/5611; A61F13/58; A61F2013/15821; A61F13/45; A61F13/47; A61F2013/4708; A61F13/505; A61F2013/5055; A61F13/513; A61F2013/51377; A61F2013/530131; A61F2013/53445; A61F13/539; A61F2013/5395; A61F2013/582; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/10; Y10T156/1002; Y10T156/1007; Y10T156/1008; Y10T156/1011; Y10T156/1023; Y10T156/1034; Y10T156/1043; Y10T156/1049; Y10T156/1052; Y10T156/1062; Y10T156/1067; Y10T156/1069

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 144 words
A method for manufacturing an embossed absorbent body for an absorbent liner for undergarments comprising: passing an elongated sheet of absorbent material having a first and a second major surface to an assembly line; superimposing, on a central, longitudinal portion of the first major surface of said elongated sheet, the first major surface of an absorbent insert with said sheet extending tranversely on either longitudinal side of said insert; imposing onto the second major surface of said sheet, a pattern of depressed area, said pattern extending transversely beyond said insert and onto said side extensions of said sheet, said depressed areas being deeper in the portion of said sheet overlaid by said insert than said depressed areas in said side extensions of said sheet; folding said side extensions of said sheet onto the second major surface of said insert to form said absorbent body.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 144 words
A method for manufacturing an embossed absorbent body for an absorbent liner for undergarments comprising: passing an elongated sheet of absorbent material having a first and a second major surface to an assembly line; superimposing, on a central, longitudinal portion of the first major surface of said elongated sheet, the first major surface of an absorbent insert with said sheet extending tranversely on either longitudinal side of said insert; imposing onto the second major surface of said sheet, a pattern of depressed area, said pattern extending transversely beyond said insert and onto said side extensions of said sheet, said depressed areas being deeper in the portion of said sheet overlaid by said insert than said depressed areas in said side extensions of said sheet; folding said side extensions of said sheet onto the second major surface of said insert to form said absorbent body.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 22 words
A method of claim 1 wherein a relatively wide elongated material is first slit to form said elongated sheet and said insert.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 20 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said pattern of depressed area is imposed by the action of water and pressure.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 18 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said depressed areas are imposed by the action of heat and pressure.

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