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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
May. 22, 2013
Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Robert Lee Popp, Greenville, WI (US);
Scott Simon Craig Kirby, Wahroonga, AU;
Rodney Allan Butler, Galston, AU;
Kylie Brooke Bridger, Hurlstone Park, AU;
Jeffrey Alan DeBroux, Appleton, WI (US);
David Fleger Bishop, Appleton, WI (US);
Michael John Faulks, Neenah, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A method of forming a containment system for an absorbent article that includes a front end region, rear end region, a first elasticized leg cuff and a second elasticized leg cuff. The method includes providing a first containment flap and a second containment flap that can each include a stem, an inner flap projection, and an outer flap projection. The method can further include securing the outer flap projection of the first containment flap in at least a portion of at least one of the front end region and the rear end region and securing the outer flap projection of the second containment flap in at least a portion of at least one of the front end region and the rear end region.