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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2011
Connie May Mcmorrow, Menasha, WI (US);
Daniel R. Schlinz, Greenville, WI (US);
Kylie Bridger, Dulwich Hill, AU;
Sara Jane Willie Stabelfeldt, Appleton, WI (US);
Patrick Dean Abney, Menasha, WI (US);
Daniel Lee Ellingson, Singapore, SG;
Sarah A. Funk, Omro, WI (US);
Rodney Allen Butler, Galston, AU;
Scott Simon Craig Kirby, Wahroonga, AU;
Connie May McMorrow, Menasha, WI (US);
Daniel R. Schlinz, Greenville, WI (US);
Kylie Bridger, Dulwich Hill, AU;
Sara Jane Willie Stabelfeldt, Appleton, WI (US);
Patrick Dean Abney, Menasha, WI (US);
Daniel Lee Ellingson, Singapore, SG;
Sarah A. Funk, Omro, WI (US);
Rodney Allen Butler, Galston, AU;
Scott Simon Craig Kirby, Wahroonga, AU;
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
An elastic barrier flap for an absorbent article includes a web configured to define a gap and a plurality of elastic members captured by the web. The plurality of elastic members is symmetrically arranged about the gap defined by the web. The web and plurality of elastic members are adapted to inhibit the transverse flow of body exudates released by a wearer of the absorbent article.