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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2003
Elizabeth Ellen Bell, Appleton, WI (US);
Emily Jean Baum, Appleton, WI (US);
Carmen Judith Dietz, Neenah, WI (US);
Elizabeth Ellen Bell, Appleton, WI (US);
Emily Jean Baum, Appleton, WI (US);
Carmen Judith Dietz, Neenah, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
An absorbent article () includes a first pad section (), and a smaller second pad section () which is operatively joined to the first pad section. The first pad section () includes a first body-side cover (), a first backsheet (), a first absorbent body () located between the first cover and the first backsheet, and a first garment-attachment mechanism () located on a garment-side surface of the first backsheet (). The second pad section () includes a second body-side cover (), a second backsheet (), a second absorbent body () located between the second cover and the second backsheet, and a second garment-attachment mechanism () located on the garment-side surface of the second backsheet (). In a desired arrangement, the first pad section () can overlap at least a portion of the second pad section (), and at least a portion of the first garment-attachment mechanism () can operatively attach the first pad section () to the second pad section ().