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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 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 an absorbent with first and second longitudinal sides. A liquid permeable wrapper encloses the absorbent. The wrapper extending laterally outward from each of the first and second longitudinal sides a distance of at least about 10 millimeters to form a pair of fringes. The pair of fringes are capable of being biased upward to form a pair of upstanding side walls when the absorbent article is placed in an undergarment. The upstanding side walls form a pair of reservoirs located adjacent to the absorbent. The reservoirs are capable of retaining body fluid that has run off of the wrapper until the body fluid can be absorbed by the absorbent.