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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2012
Heidi Bauerlein Hopkins, Neenah, WI (US);
Adrienne Rae Loyd, Neenah, WI (US);
Ramona Zenkich, Appleton, WI (US);
Heidi Bauerlein Hopkins, Neenah, WI (US);
Adrienne Rae Loyd, Neenah, WI (US);
Ramona Zenkich, Appleton, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
An absorbent article is configured for controlled deformation when insulted by a user and includes an absorbent body having a body-facing surface, a garment-facing surface, and a first graphic visible at the body-facing surface; and a deformable top component positioned adjacent to the body-facing surface, the top component having a longitudinal direction, a transverse direction, a longitudinally-extending centerline, a transverse-extending centerline, and a peripheral edge, wherein the top component includes an attached region and a cantilevered region, and wherein the cantilevered region includes a translucent portion through which the first graphic is at least partially visible. The article also includes a fluid shrinkable string attached to the deformable top component in a pattern capable of providing forces to the top component when insulted by a user.