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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2008
Carmen Lira, Appleton, WI (US);
Deborah Snell Hannah, Appleton, WI (US);
Adrienne Rae Loyd, Neenah, WI (US);
Channon Lee B Arteman, Appleton, WI (US);
Carmen Lira, Appleton, WI (US);
Deborah Snell Hannah, Appleton, WI (US);
Adrienne Rae Loyd, Neenah, WI (US);
Channon Lee B Arteman, Appleton, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
In a packaged feminine care absorbent article and method of applying such an article to a wearer, an absorbent article includes an absorbent structure and a shell, with the absorbent structure configured for disposition adjacent a female wearer's vaginal region. The shell is configured for supporting the absorbent structure and has adhesive on a body-facing surface thereof for adhering the shell directly to the wearer. The absorbent article has a packaged configuration and a use configuration, at least a portion of the absorbent article being in overlapping relationship with another portion of the absorbent article in the packaged configuration, and with these respective portions being free from overlapping relationship in the use configuration. The article may be adhered to the wearer while in its packaged configuration and then converted to its use configuration.