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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2008
Timothy James Van Himbergen, Appleton, WI (US);
Adrienne Rae Loyd, Neenah, WI (US);
Carmen Lira, Appleton, WI (US);
David Arthur Fell, Neenah, WI (US);
Timothy James Van Himbergen, Appleton, WI (US);
Adrienne Rae Loyd, Neenah, WI (US);
Carmen Lira, Appleton, WI (US);
David Arthur Fell, Neenah, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A feminine care absorbent article has an absorbent structure configured for disposition adjacent a female wearer's vaginal region to absorb bodily fluids discharged by the wearer, and a shell for supporting the absorbent structure at the vaginal region. The shell has a body-facing surface and a garment-facing surface. The body-facing surface has an adhesive thereon for adhering the shell directly to the wearer. The shell has a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis, an anterior region, a posterior region, and a central region extending longitudinally between and interconnecting the anterior and posterior regions. The anterior region of the shell includes a longitudinal edge having a longitudinal extent from the transverse axis. The longitudinal extent increases as the longitudinal edge extends transversely outward from the longitudinal axis of the shell.