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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2011
Devany Plentovich, Appleton, WI (US);
Renee Sue Booms, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Katie Ann Boland, Menasha, WI (US);
Dean Martin Wydeven, Appleton, WI (US);
Deborah Snell Hannah, Appleton, WI (US);
Carmen Lira, Appleton, WI (US);
Adrienne Rae Loyd, Neenah, WI (US);
Channon Lee B Arteman, Appleton, WI (US);
Devany Plentovich, Appleton, WI (US);
Renee Sue Booms, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Katie Ann Boland, Menasha, WI (US);
Dean Martin Wydeven, Appleton, WI (US);
Deborah Snell Hannah, Appleton, WI (US);
Carmen Lira, Appleton, WI (US);
Adrienne Rae Loyd, Neenah, WI (US);
Channon Lee B Arteman, Appleton, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A feminine care absorbent article includes an absorbent structure and a shell for supporting the absorbent structure at a vaginal region of a wearer. The absorbent structure has a body-facing surface and a garment-facing surface. 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 article 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. At least a portion of the absorbent structure is releasably attachable to the shell for configuring the absorbent structure between an operative configuration in which the releasably attachable portion of the absorbent structure is attached to the shell and an inoperative position in which at least part of the releasably attachable portion of the absorbent structure is detached from the shell.