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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2013
Applicant:
Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Inventors:
Julie Ann Paveletzke, Appleton, WI (US);
John Timothy Hahn, Merrill, WI (US);
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/15 (2006.01); A61F 13/493 (2006.01); A61F 13/49 (2006.01); A61F 13/64 (2006.01); A61F 13/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/493 (2013.01); A61F 13/4906 (2013.01); A61F 13/49017 (2013.01); A61F 13/5655 (2013.01); A61F 13/64 (2013.01); A61F 2013/5688 (2013.01);
Abstract
An absorbent article having improved handling of body exudates. The absorbent article can have a pair of leg opening adjustment mechanisms which a user of the absorbent article can independently adjust to provide a desired tension and/or closure of the absorbent article about the legs of the wearer of the absorbent article.