Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

Jeffrey Alan DeBroux

David Fleger Bishop

Robert Lee Popp

Michael Donald Sperl

Michael Lee Lohoff

Daniel Mark Duhm

Anita Marie-Nanette Gilgenbach

Darin Allen Engelhart

James Richard Schermerhorn

Luis Alberto Tenorio

Kenneth James Quella

David Kyle Stankewicz

Michael John Faulks

Catherine Marguerite Hancock-Cooke

David John Enz

Wendy Lynn VanDyke

Alanna Nicole Haessler

Kylie Brooke Bridger

Scott Simon Craig Kirby

Rodney Allan Butler

Georgia Lynn Zehner

Eric Donald Johnson

Sara Jane Wille Stabelfeldt

John Timothy Hahn

Nancy E Dawson

Nicole Jeane Barna

Kirk Jon Dempsey

Eric Louis Schroeder

Sara Stabelfeldt

An absorbent article having a front waist region, a back waist region, and a crotch region extending between and interconnecting the front and back waist regions. The article comprises an outer cover, a body-side liner, an absorbent assembly between the outer cover and the body-side liner, and leg and flap elastic composites including a containment flap portion and a gasket portion. Each of the composites are attached to the liner such that one of the composites is disposed adjacent one side edge of the liner and the other composite is disposed adjacent the other side edge of the liner, each of the composites extend longitudinally from the front waist region to the back waist region, and each of the composites have a deadened portion in the front waist region or the back waist region. The article further includes a waist elastic member extending longitudinally between the deadened portions.

Leg and flap elastic composite for an absorbent article and method of manufacturing same

An absorbent article () can include a fastening system including a primary fastening system () and a secondary fastening system (). The primary fastening system () can include at least one primary first fastening component () and at least one primary second fastening component (). The secondary fastening system () can include a first secondary first fastening component () and at least one secondary second fastening component (). The absorbent article () can also include a pocket () disposed in the front waist region () such that at least one primary first fastening component () is configured to engage the pocket () when engaging the at least one primary second fastening component () in the fastened condition of the absorbent article () and the first secondary first fastening component () can engage the at least one secondary second fastening component () in the fastened condition.

Absorbent article with pocket and secondary fastening system

An absorbent article is provided that can include a fastening system configured to attach the rear waist region to the front waist region to define a wear configuration of the absorbent article. The fastening system can comprise a primary fastening system and a secondary fastening system, the secondary fastening system including at least one secondary first fastening component and at least one secondary second fastening component. A region of flexibility can be provided between adjacent components of the absorbent article between the at least one secondary first fastening component and the bodyside liner in an area under the at least one secondary first fastening component.

Absorbent article having a fastening system with improved flexibility

A method of manufacturing a liner/composite web for use in an absorbent article includes joining a leg elastic member to a web moving in a machine direction and joining a flap elastic member to the web. The flap elastic member is spaced from the leg elastic member. The web is folded to form a leg and flap elastics composite including an outer side edge. The web is joined to a substrate to form the liner/composite web. The liner/composite web is joined to a web of material such that the outer side edge of the leg and flap elastics composite is coterminous with one of a pair of laterally opposing side edges of the web of material.

An absorbent article is provided. The absorbent article includes a bodyside liner, an outer cover, and an absorbent core between the liner and the outer cover. The absorbent article further includes a pair of ears extending outward from the opposite sides of the absorbent article, and a fastening system having a primary fastening system and a secondary fastening system. The primary fastening system includes a primary first fastening component disposed on each of the pair of ears and a primary second fastening component disposed on the outer surface of the article. The secondary fastening system includes a secondary second fastening component on each of the pair of ears and a corresponding secondary first fastening component on the outer surface of the article. Each of the secondary first fastening components has a stiffness in the longitudinal direction of the article of less than 185 milligrams according to a Gurley Stiffness Test.

Absorbent article having a fastening system with low stiffness

An absorbent article having a first containment flap and a second containment flap each having a stem, an inner flap projection, and an outer flap projection. The stems of the first and the second containment flaps can be positioned laterally inward of the longitudinal side edges of the absorbent article. The stem can extend away from the body facing liner when the absorbent article is in a relaxed condition. The inner flap projection can extend laterally from the stem towards a longitudinal axis of the absorbent article and the outer flap projection can extend laterally from the stem away from the longitudinal axis and the inner flap projection when the article is in a relaxed condition. The outer flap projection can be bonded to the stem in at least a portion of one of the front waist region and the rear waist region.

Absorbent article with containment flaps

A method of forming a containment system for an absorbent article that includes a front end region, rear end region, a first elasticized leg cuff and a second elasticized leg cuff. The method includes providing a first containment flap and a second containment flap that can each include a stem, an inner flap projection, and an outer flap projection. The method can further include securing the outer flap projection of the first containment flap in at least a portion of at least one of the front end region and the rear end region and securing the outer flap projection of the second containment flap in at least a portion of at least one of the front end region and the rear end region.

Method of forming a containment system for an absorbent article

A method of separating a discrete portion from a first web. The discrete portion can be bonded to a second web which may be moving at the same or different speed. The discrete portion can be incorporated into an absorbent article.

Method of separating a discrete portion from a web

A method of manufacturing a leg and flap elastics composite for use in an absorbent article includes joining a leg elastic member to a web moving in a machine direction. A flap elastic member is joined to the web and spaced from the leg elastic member. The web is fed to a chopper assembly wherein portions of the leg and flap elastic members are rendered less elastic at spaced-apart intervals to define deadened portions of the leg and flap elastic members.

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Appleton, WI, United States of America

Jeffrey Alan DeBroux