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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2006
Garry Roland Woltman, Appleton, WI (US);
Carrie Nicole Pateras, Appleton, WI (US);
Angela Rae Heck, Appleton, WI (US);
Karyn Clare Schroeder, Neenah, WI (US);
Marcille Faye Ruman, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Garry Roland Woltman, Appleton, WI (US);
Carrie Nicole Pateras, Appleton, WI (US);
Angela Rae Heck, Appleton, WI (US);
Karyn Clare Schroeder, Neenah, WI (US);
Marcille Faye Ruman, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A personal care article () has a longitudinal-direction (), a lateral cross-direction (), a first end-section (), a second end-section (), and an intermediate-section () interposed between the first end-section () and the second end-section (). At least a portion of the first end-section has been folded along or otherwise includes a first end-fold-region () which is substantially convex along a backsheet-side of the article. At least a portion of the second end-section has been folded along or otherwise includes a second end-fold-region () which is substantially convex along the backsheet-side of the article. In other aspects, the article can include a first, lengthwise-fold-region () in the first end-section, a second, lengthwise-fold-region () in the second end-section, and a third, lengthwise-fold-region () in the intermediate section. Additionally, the first lengthwise-fold-region can have a first, fold-direction that is opposite a third, fold-direction of the third lengthwise-fold-region.