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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2003
Suzanne M. Schmoker, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Cindy Lou Price, Appleton, WI (US);
Suzanne M. Schmoker, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Cindy Lou Price, Appleton, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A disposable undergarment includes a front body panel having a body side and a garment side, a rear body panel having a body side and a garment side, and an absorbent composite connected to the front body panel and having a front terminal edge and a rear terminal edge. The rear terminal edge of the absorbent composite is connected to the garment side of the rear body panel. The front terminal edge of the absorbent composite may be connected to the body side of the front body panel. The front body panel and/or the rear body panel may be stretchable and may include an elastic material. A method of using the disposable undergarment includes stretching at least one of the front body panel and the rear body panel.