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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2000
John Philip Vukos, Neenah, WI (US);
Georgia Lynn Zehner, Larsen, WI (US);
Duane Girard Uitenbroek, Little Chute, WI (US);
Richard Warren Tanzer, Neenah, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A form-fitting, pant-like, absorbent garment that delivers an optimal amount and direction of stretch to provide optimal fit and comfort. The absorbent garment has an outer cover with a back panel, a crotch panel and a front panel. The back panel and the front panel can each stretch in a transverse direction, and the crotch panel can stretch in a longitudinal direction. Seams joining the front and back panels to the crotch panel provide non-stretch zones that may be positioned to control fit forces. The garment provides enhanced fit and comfort during use, and ease of application with a self-adjusting feature.