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Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021

Filed:

Jul. 29, 2016
Applicant:

Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);

Inventors:

Carlos E. Roldan-Posada, Medellin, CO;

Andrea F. Orifici, Olavarréa, AR;

Juliana Restrepo, London, GB;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/494 (2006.01); A61F 13/514 (2006.01); A61F 13/49 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/49406 (2013.01); A61F 13/51496 (2013.01); A61F 13/49007 (2013.01); A61F 2013/4944 (2013.01);
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 pair of body exudate containment flaps attached to the body facing surface of the chassis. The containment flaps can include a first portion located in the front portion of the absorbent article and chassis, and a second portion located in the rear portion of the absorbent article and chassis. The second portion of the containment flaps can have one or more properties that are different than one or more properties of the first portion of the containment flaps to reduce the lateral flow of body exudates out the sides of the absorbent article.


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