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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2003
Mark S. Franke, Neenah, WI (US);
Kristi J. Bryant, Appleton, WI (US);
Cynthia H. Hendren, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Richard J. Kamps, Wrightstown, WI (US);
David A. Kuen, Neenah, WI (US);
Lisa Nickel, Menasha, WI (US);
Katherine C. Wheeler, Menasha, WI (US);
Yee Yang, Appleton, WI (US);
Mark S. Franke, Neenah, WI (US);
Kristi J. Bryant, Appleton, WI (US);
Cynthia H. Hendren, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Richard J. Kamps, Wrightstown, WI (US);
David A. Kuen, Neenah, WI (US);
Lisa Nickel, Menasha, WI (US);
Katherine C. Wheeler, Menasha, WI (US);
Yee Yang, Appleton, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
An absorbent garment has an absorbent assembly disposed within a garment shell configured for encircling a wearer's waist. The absorbent assembly has an inner surface adapted for contiguous relationship with the wearer's body, a front waist region in opposed relationship with a front waist region of the garment shell, a back waist region in opposed relationship with a back waist region of the garment shell, and a crotch region extending longitudinally between and interconnecting the front and back waist regions of the absorbent assembly. The absorbent assembly is releasably attached generally at a front waist end thereof to the garment shell generally at the front waist end of the garment shell, and is also releasably attached generally at a back waist end thereof to the garment shell generally at the back waist end of the garment shell.