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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 01, 1999
Candace Dyan Krautkramer, Greenville, WI (US);
Rob David Everett, Appleton, WI (US);
Toan Thanh LeMinh, Greenville, WI (US);
Debra Jean McDowall, Neenah, WI (US);
Hoa La Wilhelm, Appleton, WI (US);
David Louis Zenker, Neenah, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
An absorbent article (,) has a longitudinal direction (,), a lateral, transverse direction (,), an article front portion (,), an article back portion (,), and an intermediate portion (,) interconnecting the front and back portions. The article includes an elastomerically stretchable backsheet member (,), a liquid-permeable topsheet layer (,), and an elastomerically stretchable retention portion (,) sandwiched between the backsheet member (,) and the topsheet layer (,). The topsheet layer can be elastomerically stretchable, and the absorbent article (,) can also provide a selected combination of physical properties, such as a composite-article elongation-at-peak-load value which is at least about 50 percent.