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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2015
Absorbent article with selectively positioned waist containment member having an improved waist seal
Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
KyungSik Jang, Daejeon, KR;
Nickolas Barnes, Menasha, WI (US);
Roxanne M. Zuleger, Appleton, WI (US);
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
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 distal edge. The proximal portion includes proximal portion elastic members and the distal portion can include distal portion elastic members. The distal portion can be free to move with respect to the chassis when the absorbent article is in a relaxed configuration.