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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 03, 1999
David Louis Zenker, Neenah, WI (US);
Hoa La Wilhelm, Appleton, WI (US);
Rob David Everett, Appleton, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
An absorbent article (,) has a longitudinal direction (,), a lateral direction (,), a first waistband portion (,), a second waistband portion (,) and an intermediate portion (,) interconnecting the first and second waistband portions. The article (,) includes a backsheet layer (,); a liquid permeable top sheet layer (,); and an absorbent structure (,) sandwiched between the backsheet and topsheet layers. The absorbent structure includes a retention portion (,) having a first retention section (,) and a longitudinally opposed second retention section (,). A liquid distribution, waist belt component (,) has a belt first end region (,), a belt second end region (,) and a belt medial region (,) interconnecting the belt first and second end regions. The belt first end region (,) is joined to the article in liquid communication with the first retention section (,), and the distribution belt component (,) has sufficient lateral length to extend along a wearer's waist area to position the belt second end region (,) in liquid communication with the second retention section (,) when the article is worn.