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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2002
Denise Crites Tears, Appleton, WI (US);
Amanda Lee O'connor, Neenah, WI (US);
Russell Gerald Mayer, Appleton, WI (US);
Stephen Alan Kolasinski, Appleton, WI (US);
Wendy Jean Wegner, Appleton, WI (US);
Chad Krueger, Neenah, WI (US);
Denise Crites Tears, Appleton, WI (US);
Amanda Lee O'Connor, Neenah, WI (US);
Russell Gerald Mayer, Appleton, WI (US);
Stephen Alan Kolasinski, Appleton, WI (US);
Wendy Jean Wegner, Appleton, WI (US);
Chad Krueger, Neenah, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
An absorbent article is disclosed having a liquid permeable bodyside cover, a liquid permeable garment side liner and an absorbent core enclosed by the cover and the liner. The absorbent article also has a pair of fringes formed by joining the cover to the liner. The pair of fringes extend laterally outward from the absorbent core and are capable of being biased upward to form a pair of upstanding side walls when placed in an undergarment. The pair of upstanding side walls form a pair of reservoirs located adjacent to the absorbent core. The pair of reservoirs are capable of retaining body fluid that has run off of the cover until the body fluid can be absorbed by the absorbent core.