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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2019
Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Justin M. Mueller, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Bridget Balogh, Menasha, WI (US);
Marcille F. Ruman, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Matthew R. Van Hout, Appleton, WI (US);
Lindsay Borkovetz, Hortonville, WI (US);
Jason K. Sieck, Neenah, WI (US);
Jason G. Csida, Appleton, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
An absorbent article has a front region, a back region, and a crotch region extending between and connecting the front region and the back region. A non-rectangular absorbent core is located in the absorbent article wherein a portion of the absorbent core is positioned in an overlapping relationship with an elastic material located in at least one of the front region or back region. The non-rectangular absorbent core has a narrowest width dimension in the transverse direction of the absorbent article which is offset from each of the transverse axis of the absorbent article and the narrowest width of the absorbent article. Longitudinally extending elastic material located in the crotch region of the absorbent article is positioned in a spaced apart relationship to the longitudinal direction side edges of the absorbent core.