Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

Kimberly-clark Wordwide, Inc.

Patsy Ann Benedict

Joseph Daniel Coenen

Thomas Harold Roessler

Andrew Mark Long

Michael John Faulks

Peiguang Zhou

David Fleger Bishop

Kaitlyn E Mast

Leila Joy Roberson

Brooke Ann Robaidek

Gay Lynn Wolf

Gregg M Brey

Kenneth B Close

An absorbent article () can include a chassis () including an absorbent body (). The chassis () can include a body facing surface (). The absorbent article () can also include a waist containment member (). The waist containment member () can include a proximal portion () coupled to the body facing surface () of the chassis () and a distal portion () that includes a free edge (). The distal portion () can be free to move with respect to the chassis () when the absorbent article () is in a relaxed configuration. The free edge () can be about 50.0 millimeters or less from the rear waist edge () of the absorbent article () when the absorbent article () is in the stretched, laid-flat configuration.

Absorbent article with selectively positioned waist containment member

An absorbent article () can include a waist containment member () with a first longitudinal side edge (), a second longitudinal side edge (), a proximal portion (), and a distal portion (). A fold () can separate the proximal portion () from the distal portion (). The proximal portion () can be coupled to the chassis () and the distal portion () can be configured to freely move with respect to the chassis () when the absorbent article () is in a relaxed configuration to provide a containment pocket (). The absorbent article () can include a pair of containment flaps (). The containment flaps () can each include a base portion () and a projection portion ().

Absorbent article with waist containment member and method of manufacturing thereof

An absorbent article () can include a waist containment member () and an absorbent body (). The waist containment member () can include a proximal portion () and a distal portion () configured to freely move with respect to the chassis () when the absorbent article () is in a relaxed configuration to provide a containment pocket (). The absorbent body () can be configured to provide improved access for exudates into the containment pocket () of the waist containment member ().

Absorbent article with absorbent body providing improved access to containment pocket of waist containment member

An absorbent article () can include a chassis () and a waist containment member (). The waist containment member () can be disposed on the body facing surface () of the chassis (). The waist containment member () can include a proximal portion () and a distal portion (). The proximal portion () can be coupled to the body facing surface () of the chassis (). The distal portion () can include a body facing surface (), a garment facing surface (), and a free edge (). In some embodiments, the waist containment member () can further include a compressible member () coupled to the distal portion () of the waist containment member ().

Absorbent article with compressible waist containment member and method of manufacturing thereof

A method of making a folded absorbent article includes the steps of: providing an absorbent structure; providing a liquid-impermeable back sheet having a body-facing surface and a substrate-facing surface; joining the absorbent structure in facing relation to the body-facing surface of the back sheet to define an absorbent article; applying adhesive to the substrate-facing surface of the back sheet to define a first adhesive zone and a second adhesive zone; treating portions of the substrate-facing surface of the back sheet to define a first treated zone and a second treated zone; folding the absorbent article to align the first adhesive zone in facing relation with the first treated zone; and folding the absorbent article to align the second adhesive zone in facing relation with the second treated zone.

Folded absorbent article

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Omro, WI, United States of America

Patsy Ann Benedict