Absorbent articles with primary and secondary indicating

Abstract

An absorbent article comprising a primary indicator and a secondary indicator.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An absorbent article comprising a wetness indicating system, comprising:
 an absorbent core comprising a backsheet film;   a primary indicator in fluid communication with the absorbent core;   a secondary indicator;   wherein the primary indicator overlaps with the absorbent core; and   wherein the primary and secondary indicators are configured to cooperate to signal wetness and/or fullness.   
     
     
         2 . The absorbent article of  claim 1 , wherein the primary indicator is capable of changing color. 
     
     
         3 . The absorbent article of  claim 2 , wherein the primary indicator is capable of changing from yellow to blue when in contact with bodily exudates. 
     
     
         4 . The absorbent article of  claim 1 , wherein the primary indicator and the secondary indicator each change to a subsequent indication state in sequence. 
     
     
         5 . The absorbent article of  claim 4 , wherein the primary indicator changes to its subsequent state before the secondary visual indicator changes to its subsequent indication state. 
     
     
         6 . The absorbent article of  claim 1 , wherein each of the primary and secondary indicators overlap the absorbent core. The absorbent article of  claim 1 , wherein the primary indicator is disposed on the backsheet film. 
     
     
         8 . The absorbent article of  claim 1 , wherein the primary indicator is configured to change to a subsequent visual state when indicating the presence of at least a particular concentration of a bodily exudate. 
     
     
         9 . The absorbent article of  claim 1 , wherein each of the primary and secondary visual indicators are generally aligned with a longitudinal axis of the absorbent article. 
     
     
         10 . An absorbent article comprising a wetness indicating system, comprising:
 an absorbent core comprising a backsheet film;   a primary indicator in fluid communication with the absorbent core;   a secondary indicator;   wherein the primary indicator is disposed in the front waist region and the crotch waist region; and   wherein the secondary indicator is disposed in one of the front waist region and the crotch region.   
     
     
         11 . The absorbent article of  claim 10 , wherein the secondary indicator is disposed in the front waist region. 
     
     
         12 . The absorbent article of  claim 10 , wherein the primary indicator is disposed in the front and back waist regions and the crotch waist region. 
     
     
         13 . The absorbent article of  claim 10 , wherein the secondary indicator is disposed in the crotch region. 
     
     
         14 . The absorbent article of  claim 10 , wherein substantially all of the primary indicator overlaps the absorbent core. 
     
     
         15 . An absorbent article comprising a wetness indicating system, comprising:
 an absorbent core comprising a backsheet film;   a primary indicator in fluid communication with the absorbent core;   a secondary indicator;   wherein the primary indicator and the secondary indicator communicate wetness differently.   
     
     
         16 . The absorbent article of  claim 15 , wherein the primary indicator communicates wetness visually. 
     
     
         17 . The absorbent article of  claim 15 , wherein the primary indicator is elongate and longitudinally disposed on the absorbent article. 
     
     
         18 . The absorbent article of  claim 15 , wherein the primary indicator is capable of signaling a first event, and the secondary indicator is capable of signaling a second event. 
     
     
         19 . The absorbent article of  claim 18 , wherein the first event is different from the second event. 
     
     
         20 . The absorbent article of  claim 15 , wherein the absorbent article comprises indicia related to use of the primary and/or secondary indicators.