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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2018
Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Nickolas Barnes, Menasha, WI (US);
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
An absorbent article () can include a waist containment member () with a first longitudinal side edge (), a second longitudinal side edge (), a proximal portion (), an intermediate portion (), and a distal portion (). The proximal portion () can be coupled to the chassis () of the absorbent article (). The intermediate portion () can be free to move independent of the proximal portion () and the distal portion () and free to move independent of the body facing surface () of the chassis () to provide a containment pocket () for containing body exudates. The distal portion () can be disposed underneath the intermediate portion () when the absorbent article () is in the stretched, laid-flat configuration. The waist containment member () can also include a first lateral tack-down region () and a second lateral tack-down region ().