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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2014
Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Marcille Faye Ruman, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Kathleen Irene Bennett, Neenah, WI (US);
Michael D. Sperl, Waupaca, WI (US);
Joseph J. Sina, Appleton, WI (US);
Frédérique Vignali, Appleton, WI (US);
Brandon Benjamin Kussow, De Pere, WI (US);
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
An absorbent article includes a chassis and an absorbent assembly. The absorbent assembly is formed separately from the chassis, and attached to the chassis by an attachment area. The attachment area includes a front attachment zone, a rear attachment zone, and a central attachment zone extending between the front and rear attachment zones. The front and rear attachment zones have a first width and a second width, respectively, and the central attachment zone has a third width less than the first and second widths.