Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

Sara Stabelfeldt

Georgia Lynn Zehner

Eric Donald Johnson

David Fleger Bishop

Nancy E Dawson

Nicole Jeane Barna

John Timothy Hahn

Jeffrey Alan DeBroux

Robert Michael Hill, Jr

Paul Alois Weber

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 () can include a pocket () disposed in the front waist region. The pocket () can include a first side edge (), a second side edge (), an upper lateral edge (), and a lower lateral edge (). The pocket () can be closed with respect to the absorbent assembly () at least at the first side edge () and the second side edge () and can be open with respect to the absorbent assembly () at least at the lower lateral edge (). In one embodiment, at least a portion of the upper lateral edge () can be closer to the front waist edge () of the absorbent article () than is the first end edge () of the absorbent body ().

Absorbent article with pocket providing enhanced control

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Appleton, WI, United States of America

Sara Stabelfeldt