Absorbent article having a multilayer visual signal

Abstract

An absorbent article and method of making an absorbent article. The absorbent article has a first layer and a second layer in facing relationship with one another. The first layer has a first imparted colored region coincident with the longitudinal centerline. The second layer has a second imparted colored region laterally more extensive in a direction orthogonally away from the longitudinal centerline than the first imparted colored region. The second imparted colored region extends across the longitudinal centerline and has free ends. The absorbent article has a background region. The first imparted colored region and the second imparted colored region differ in color as compared to the background region.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An absorbent article, comprising:
 a. a body facing surface;   b. a background color;   c. a first layer, only a portion of which comprising a first imparted color region; and   d. a second layer in contact with the first layer, wherein only a portion of the second layer comprises a second imparted color region;   e. wherein both the first imparted color region and the second imparted color region are different in color from the background color;   f. wherein both the first imparted color region and the second imparted color region are visible from the body facing surface; and   g. wherein the second imparted color region that is visible from the body facing surface extends laterally beyond the first imparted color region that is visible from the body facing surface.   
     
     
         2 . The absorbent article of  claim 1 , wherein the first imparted color region differs in color from the second imparted color region. 
     
     
         3 . The absorbent article of  claim 1 , wherein the first layer comprises a nonwoven. 
     
     
         4 . The absorbent article of  claim 3 , wherein the second layer comprises a nonwoven. 
     
     
         5 . The absorbent article of  claim 3 , wherein the second layer comprises a polymeric film. 
     
     
         6 . The absorbent article of  claim 1 , wherein the first layer comprises a polymeric film. 
     
     
         7 . The absorbent article of  claim 6 , wherein the second layer comprises a polymeric film. 
     
     
         8 . An absorbent article, comprising:
 a. a body facing surface;   b. a background color;   c. a first layer, only a portion of which comprising a first imparted color region; and   d. a second layer, only a portion of which comprising a second imparted color region;   e. wherein both the first imparted color region and the second imparted color region are different in color from the background color;   f. wherein both the first imparted color region and the second imparted color region are visible from the body facing surface;   g. wherein one or more additional layers are interposed between the first layer and the second layer; and   h. wherein the second imparted color region that is visible from the body facing surface extends laterally beyond the first imparted color region that is visible from the body facing surface.   
     
     
         9 . The absorbent article of  claim 8 , wherein the first layer comprises a nonwoven. 
     
     
         10 . The absorbent article of  claim 9 , wherein the second layer comprises a nonwoven. 
     
     
         11 . The absorbent article of  claim 9 , wherein the second layer comprises a polymeric film. 
     
     
         12 . The absorbent article of  claim 8 , wherein the first layer comprises a polymeric film. 
     
     
         13 . The absorbent article of  claim 12 , wherein the second layer comprises a polymeric film.