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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2002
Michael T. Morman, Alpharetta, GA (US);
James M. Carr, Kaukauna, WI (US);
Yung H. Huang, Appleton, WI (US);
Eric D. Johnson, Larsen, WI (US);
Jennifer L. Marvin, Greenville, WI (US);
Mary JO Meyer, Neenah, WI (US);
Thomas H. Roessler, Appleton, WI (US);
Paul T. Van Gompel, Hortonville, WI (US);
Michael T. Morman, Alpharetta, GA (US);
James M. Carr, Kaukauna, WI (US);
Yung H. Huang, Appleton, WI (US);
Eric D. Johnson, Larsen, WI (US);
Jennifer L. Marvin, Greenville, WI (US);
Mary Jo Meyer, Neenah, WI (US);
Thomas H. Roessler, Appleton, WI (US);
Paul T. Van Gompel, Hortonville, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
An absorbent garment includes a front body panel having a terminal waist edge and a terminal crotch edge and a rear body panel having a terminal waist edge and a terminal crotch edge. The terminal crotch edge of the rear body panel is longitudinally spaced from and forms a gap with the terminal crotch edge of the front body panel. An absorbent composite bridges the gap between the front and rear body panels with first and second terminal edges overlying and connected to the front and rear body panels respectively. In one embodiment, the terminal edges of the absorbent composite are the only portion of the absorbent composite connected to the front and rear body panels. In another embodiment, the absorbent composite is further connected to the front and rear body panels at first and second attachment locations proximate a longitudinally extending centerline of the absorbent composite and longitudinally spaced from the first and second terminal edges. Methods of using the absorbent garments are also provided.