Claims
- 1. An absorbent article comprising:an outer cover having an interior surface and an opposite exterior surface; an absorbent assembly disposed on the interior surface; a permanent character graphic disposed on the outer cover; an active object graphic disposed on the outer cover; wherein the permanent character graphic is interactively interrelated with the active object graphic; and further comprising a permanent object graphic, wherein the permanent character graphic. the permanent object graphic and the active object graphic are related by a common story line.
- 2. The absorbent article of claim 1, wherein the permanent character graphic is illustrated to be involved in an activity utilizing the permanent object graphics, and the active object graphics are the subject of the activity.
- 3. An absorbent article comprising:an outer cover having an interior surface and an opposite exterior surface; an absorbent assembly disposed on the interior surface; a permanent character graphic disposed on the outer cover; an active object graphic disposed on the outer cover; wherein the permanent character graphic is interactively interrelated with the active object graphic; and wherein the outer cover is adhesively attached to the absorbent assembly in a windowpane pattern, and the region of the outer cover containing the active object graphic is unadhered to the absorbent assembly.
- 4. An absorbent article comprising:an outer cover having an interior surface and an opposite exterior surface; an absorbent assembly disposed on the interior surface; a permanent character graphic disposed on the outer cover; an active object graphic disposed on the outer cover; wherein the permanent character graphic is interactively interrelated with the active object graphic; and wherein the absorbent article defines a longitudinal centerline and a transverse centerline, and the absorbent article comprises a plurality of active object graphics that are located in a distinct active graphic region having a length dimension measured parallel to the longitudinal centerline of about 10 centimeters and a width dimension measured parallel to the transverse centerline of about 6 centimeters.
- 5. The absorbent article of claim 4, wherein the active graphic region is spaced from a first longitudinal end edge of the absorbent article by approximately 13 to 16 centimeters.
- 6. An absorbent article comprising:an outer cover having an interior surface and an opposite exterior surface; an absorbent assembly disposed on the interior surface; a permanent character graphic disposed on the outer cover; an active object graphic disposed on the outer cover; wherein the permanent character graphic is interactively interrelated with the active object graphic; and wherein the absorbent article comprises from 4 to 8 active object graphics that have a size of at least about 1.5 by 1.5 centimeter and less than about 3 by 3 centimeters.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application serial number 09/333,222 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,297,424 entitled Absorbent Articles Having Wetness Indicating Graphics Providing An Interactive Training Aid and filed in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Jun. 15, 1999. The entirety of application serial number 09/333,222 is hereby incorporated by reference.
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