A personal care absorbent article is disclosed which employs a combination of void spaces, also referred to as channels, in the crotch region of the article in conjunction with shaping elastic members located outside the lateral side edges of the absorbent core, that, when coupled with strategic ali
A personal care absorbent article is disclosed which employs a combination of void spaces, also referred to as channels, in the crotch region of the article in conjunction with shaping elastic members located outside the lateral side edges of the absorbent core, that, when coupled with strategic alignment of certain components and specifically-located folding lines, will create an article with improved convex or outward curvature of the chassis upon unfolding which provides increased spatial separation of the topsheet or body side liner of the article from the genital area of the wearer. In addition, due to the manipulation of the specific location of such elements in the article, gender specific product designs can be created which are specifically tailored to more appropriately deal with the differences in location of the male and female genitalia.
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1. An absorbent article comprising a chassis having a liquid-permeable topsheet, a liquid-impermeable backsheet and an absorbent core located between said topsheet and said backsheet, said chassis defining a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis and a z-directional axis orthogonal to said longitudina
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An absorbent article comprising a chassis having a liquid-permeable topsheet, a liquid-impermeable backsheet and an absorbent core located between said topsheet and said backsheet, said chassis defining a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis and a z-directional axis orthogonal to said longitudinal and transverse axes, said chassis having a front waist region and a rear waist region separated by a crotch region, said chassis having opposed chassis end edges including a chassis front end edge and a chassis rear end edge and opposed chassis side edges, said absorbent core having opposed transverse absorbent core end edges, opposed longitudinal absorbent core side edges including a left side edge and a right side edge, and an absorbent core thickness, said absorbent core defining a plurality of channels therein extending through said absorbent core thickness, said channels being located in said crotch region and said front waist region of said chassis,a pair of containment flaps each having proximal end and a distal end, said proximal end of each of said pair of containment flaps being attached to said chassis in at least said crotch region and extending in the direction of said longitudinal axis, said proximal end of one of said pair of containment flaps being located outboard of said left side edge of said absorbent core and said proximal end of the other of said pair of containment flaps being located outboard of said right side edge of said absorbent core,a pair of leg elastic members attached to said chassis, one each of said pair of leg elastic members being positioned adjacent a respective chassis side edge in said crotch region of said article on opposite sides of said longitudinal axis,a pair of shaping elastic members extending in the direction of said longitudinal axis, one of said pair of shaping elastic members being located outboard of said left side edge of said absorbent core and the other of said pair of shaping elastic members being located outboard of said right side edge of said absorbent core,each of said pair of shaping elastic members being in vertical juxtaposition with respect to said proximal end of a respective one of said pair of containment flaps relative to the direction of said z-directional axis in said crotch region and applying a tensile force to the absorbent article lower than the tensile forces applied to the absorbent article by the pair of leg elastic members, said pair of shaping elastic members causing said chassis to have a convex shape in at least a portion of said front waist region or said crotch region. 2. The absorbent article of claim 1 wherein said plurality of channels are located in said crotch region and said front waist region of said chassis. 3. The absorbent article of claim 1 wherein said plurality of channels are positioned more towards said front waist region and said chassis front end edge than said rear waist region. 4. The absorbent article of claim 1 wherein said shaping elastics have a length and said channels in said absorbent core define a length, said length of said shaping elastic members being generally equal to said length of said channels in said absorbent core. 5. The absorbent article of claim 1 wherein said shaping elastics have a length and said channels in said absorbent core define a length, said length of said shaping elastics being longer than said length of said channels in said absorbent core. 6. An absorbent article comprising a chassis having a liquid-permeable topsheet, a liquid-impermeable backsheet and an absorbent core located between said topsheet and said backsheet, said chassis defining a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis and a z-directional axis orthogonal to said longitudinal and transverse axes, said chassis having a front waist region and a rear waist region separated by a crotch region, said chassis having opposed chassis end edges including a chassis front end edge and a chassis rear end edge and opposed chassis side edges, said absorbent core having opposed transverse absorbent core end edges, opposed longitudinal absorbent core side edges including a left side edge and a right side edge, and an absorbent core thickness, said absorbent core defining a plurality of channels therein extending through said absorbent core thickness,a pair of containment flaps each having proximal end and a distal end, said proximal end of each of said pair of containment flaps being attached to said chassis in at least said crotch region and extending in the direction of said longitudinal axis, said proximal end of one of said pair of containment flaps being located outboard of said left side edge of said absorbent core and said proximal end of the other of said pair of containment flaps being located outboard of said right side edge of said absorbent core,a pair of leg elastic members attached to said chassis, one each of said pair of leg elastic members being positioned adjacent a respective chassis side edge in said crotch region of said article on opposite sides of said longitudinal axis,a pair of shaping elastic members extending in the direction of said longitudinal axis, one of said pair of shaping elastic members being located outboard of said left side edge of said absorbent core and the other of said pair of shaping elastic members being located outboard of said right side edge of said absorbent core,each of said pair of shaping elastic members being in vertical juxtaposition with respect to said proximal end of a respective one of said pair of containment flaps relative to the direction of said z-directional axis in said crotch region and applying a tensile force to the absorbent article lower than the tensile forces applied to the absorbent article by the pair of leg elastic members, said pair of shaping elastic members causing said chassis to have a convex shape in at least a portion of said front waist region or said crotch region,said article being folded prior to wearing along a first fold line on each side of said absorbent core outboard of a respective longitudinal absorbent core side edge of said absorbent core, each said first fold line extending in the direction of said longitudinal axis, each said first fold line being in vertical juxtaposition relative to the Z-directional axis with said respective shaping elastic members and said proximal ends of said containment flaps in said crotch region, said folding causing said respective leg elastic members to be folded inwardly over a body-facing side of said absorbent core,said article being further folded in said crotch region prior to wearing along a transverse second fold line in the direction of said transverse axis. 7. The absorbent article of claim 6 wherein said transverse second fold line extends through said channels and shaping elastic members. 8. The absorbent article of claim 6 wherein said backsheet has a body facing layer and a garment facing layer, said shaping elastic members being located between said body facing layer and said garment facing layer of said backsheet. 9. The absorbent article of claim 6 wherein said shaping elastic members are located predominantly in said crotch region and said front waist region of said chassis. 10. The absorbent article of claim 9 wherein said channels are each defined by a front end and a rear end, and said shaping elastic members each have a front end and a rear end, said front end and said rear end of said shaping elastic members being respectively forward of said front end and said rear end of said channels and therefore closer to said chassis front end edge than said front end and said rear end of said channels. 11. The absorbent article of claim 6 wherein said shaping elastic members are located predominantly in said crotch region and said rear waist region of said chassis. 12. The absorbent article of claim 11 wherein said channels are each defined by a front end and a rear end, and said shaping elastics each have a front end and a rear end, said front end and said rear end of said shaping elastic members being respectively rearward of said front end and said rear end of said channels and therefore closer to said chassis rear end edge than said front end and said rear end of said channels. 13. The absorbent article of claim 6 wherein said shaping elastics are located predominately in said crotch region of said chassis. 14. The absorbent article of claim 13 wherein said channels are each defined by a front end and a rear end, and said shaping elastic members each have a front end and a rear end, said front end and said rear end of said shaping elastic members being respectively rearward of said front end and said rear end of said channels and therefore closer to said chassis rear end edge than said front end and said rear end of said channels. 15. The absorbent article of claim 6 wherein said plurality of channels are located in said crotch region and said front waist region of said chassis. 16. The absorbent article of claim 6 wherein said plurality of channels are positioned more towards said front waist region and said chassis front end edge than said rear waist region. 17. A method of creating and folding an absorbent article comprising: positioning an absorbent core between a liquid pervious topsheet and a liquid impervious backsheet to form a chassis, said chassis defining a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis and a z-directional axis orthogonal to said longitudinal and transverse axes, said chassis having a front waist region and a rear waist region separated by a crotch region, said chassis having opposed chassis end edges including a chassis front end edge and a chassis rear end edge and opposed chassis side edges, said absorbent core having opposed transverse absorbent core end edges, opposed longitudinal absorbent core side edges including a left side edge and a right side edge, and an absorbent core thickness, creating a plurality of channels in said absorbent core extending through said absorbent core thickness, said channels being located in said crotch region and said front waist region of said chassis,attaching a pair of containment flaps to said chassis, each of said pair of containment flaps having a proximal end and a distal end, said proximal end of each of said pair of containment flaps being attached to said chassis in at least said crotch region and extending in the direction of said longitudinal axis, said proximal end of one of said pair of containment flaps being located outboard of said left side edge of said absorbent core and said proximal end of the other of said pair of containment flaps being located outboard of said right side edge of said absorbent core,attaching a pair of leg elastic members to said chassis, one of said pair on either side of said longitudinal axis adjacent a respective chassis side edge,attaching a pair of shaping elastic members to said chassis extending in the direction of said longitudinal axis, one of said pair of shaping elastic members being located outboard of said left side edge of said absorbent core and the other of said pair of shaping elastic members being located outboard of said right side edge of said absorbent core, each of said pair of shaping elastic members being attached to said chassis to apply a tensile force to the chassis that is lower than tensile forces applied to the chassis by said pair of leg elastic members,locating each of said pair of shaping elastic members in vertical juxtaposition with respect to said proximal end of a respective one of said pair of containment flaps relative to the direction of said z-directional axis in said crotch region,folding said article along a first fold line on each side of said absorbent core outboard of a respective longitudinal absorbent core side edge of said absorbent core, each said first fold line extending in the direction of said longitudinal axis, each said first fold line being in vertical juxtaposition relative to the Z-directional axis with one of said respective shaping elastic members and said proximal ends of said containment flaps, said folding causing said respective leg elastic members to be folded inwardly over a body-facing side of said absorbent core, andfolding said article in said crotch region along a transverse second fold line in the direction of said transverse axis. 18. The method of claim 17 wherein said transverse second fold line extends through said channels and shaping elastic members. 19. The method of claim 18 wherein said backsheet has a body facing layer and garment facing layer and said shaping elastic members are located between said body facing layer and said garment facing layer. 20. The method of claim 17 wherein said plurality of channels are created more towards said front waist region than said rear waist region and therefore closer to said chassis front end edge than said chassis rear end edge.
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