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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2014
Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Nicole J. Barna, Appleton, WI (US);
Sara Stabelfeldt, Appleton, WI (US);
David F. Bishop, Appleton, WI (US);
Nancy E. Dawson, Appleton, WI (US);
Robert M. Hill, Neenah, WI (US);
Eric D. Johnson, Larsen, WI (US);
Paul A. Weber, Larsen, WI (US);
Georgia L. Zehner, Larsen, WI (US);
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
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 ().