Appeal 2006-1804
Application 09/825,609
THE INVENTION
Appellants’ invention is an absorbent insert, for use with absorbent
garments, having a body-facing outer surface, a garment-facing outer
surface, at least one absorbent layer, and at least one delay layer adapted to
substantially affect the flow of fluid through the insert. (Specification 1).
The delay layer is positioned between the at least one absorbent layer and
the garment-facing outer surface. Claim 1 is representative of the claimed
subject matter and reads as follows:
1. An absorbent insert for use with an absorbent
garment configured to allow fluid to pass
therethrough to said absorbent garment, the insert
comprising:
a body-facing outer surface and a garment-
facing outer surface, said garment-facing outer
surface being at least partially fluid permeable and
having a pore size that will readily allow the
passage of liquids therethrough;
at least one absorbent layer having a first
primary surface and a second primary surface; and
at least one water insoluble continuous fluid
impermeable delay layer adapted to substantially
affect the flow of fluid passing through the insert,
said at least one continuous fluid impermeable
delay layer having a first primary surface and a
second primary surface;
wherein the surface area of each of said
primary surfaces of said at least one water
insoluble continuous fluid impermeable delay layer
is less than the surface area of each of said primary
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