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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2017
Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Melissa Jean Dennis, Appleton, WI (US);
Thomas Andrew Lutzow, Providence, RI (US);
Gerhard A. Foelsche, Rehoboth, MA (US);
Luke Delehanty Hagan, Seattle, WA (US);
Margaux Boyaval, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Adrienne Rae Loyd, Neenah, WI (US);
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A packaged feminine care absorbent article has an absorbent article with an absorbent structure and a shell. The absorbent structure is configured for disposition adjacent a female wearer's vaginal region. The shell is configured for supporting the absorbent structure at the vaginal region. The shell has a body-facing surface and a garment-facing surface. The body-facing surface has an adhesive thereon for adhering the shell directly to the wearer. The absorbent structure is attached directly to the garment-facing surface. The absorbent article is configurable between a packaged configuration and a use configuration. The absorbent structure is folded longitudinally about at least one transverse fold line and transversely about at least one longitudinal fold line in the packaged configuration. A portion of the shell overlies a portion of the absorbent structure in the packaged configuration.