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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2013
Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
James Joseph Clark, Jr., Appleton, WI (US);
Garry Roland Woltman, Appleton, WI (US);
Susan Jean Moder, Appleton, WI (US);
Annaig Gael Jacquemard, Kasrothe, DE;
Roland Eckehard Nepf, Eckental, DE;
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
An article has a longitudinal length, an article width, and an article thickness. The article includes a fresh personal care product in a substantially unsoiled condition, and a pouch having a pouch volume which operatively encloses the fresh product. The pouch includes a front panel region, a back panel region which is operatively connected to the front panel region, and at least one expansion section which is operatively connected between the front panel region and the back panel region. The expansion section is operatively held in a substantially unexpanded, closed position when the fresh product is enclosed in the pouch. The expansion section is movable to an open position after a removal of the fresh product from the pouch. The open position of the expansion section is configured to provide an expanded disposal volume which can operatively contain a product when the product is in a used and soiled condition.