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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 1986
Filed:
Mar. 03, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
David M Jackson, Gwinnett County, GA (US);
Billie J Matthews, Winnebago County, WI (US);
S Richard Bornslaeger, Outagamie County, WI (US);
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Neenah, WI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604370 ; 6043 / ; 604380 ;
Abstract
A sanitary napkin having an absorbent batt containing a thermoplastic material is provided. The absorbent batt is folded on itself at least on each longitudinal axis with the fold being maintained by fusing areas of the adjacent layers over the batt near the folded edge. Also contemplated are multiple layers of absorbent formed by folding with the folds being maintained by additional fused areas.