Inventors:
Nicholas A. Ahr - Cincinnati OH
Douglas J. Smith - Woodbury MN
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company - Cincinnati OH
International Classification:
A41B 1302
Abstract:
An article of manufacture is disclosed for absorbing liquids, particularly body exudates such as menstrual discharges. An apertured formed film topsheet having a layer of fibers affixed to the inner surface thereof overlays an intermediate layer having a multiplicity of tapered capillaries. The apertured formed film topsheet has a specified combination of caliper, percent open area and percent of apertures having an equivalent hydraulic diameter less than or equal to 0. 025 inches (0. 064 cm. ) which impart a stain resistant character to the topsheet.