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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2013
Applicant:
Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Inventors:
Marcille Faye Ruman, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Kathleen Irene Bennett, Neenah, WI (US);
Aster E. Kammrath, Neenah, WI (US);
Andrew Neubauer, Neenah, WI (US);
Joseph J. Sina, Appleton, WI (US);
Joseph Daniel Coenen, Kaukauna, WI (US);
Lori Roocks, Neenah, WI (US);
Assignee:
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC., Neenah, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/494 (2006.01); A61F 13/56 (2006.01); A61F 13/49 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/5633 (2013.01); A61F 13/4906 (2013.01); A61F 13/49406 (2013.01); A61F 13/49413 (2013.01); A61F 13/49453 (2013.01); A61F 2013/49493 (2013.01); A61F 2013/5666 (2013.01);
Abstract
An absorbent assembly includes a liquid permeable bodyside liner, a liquid impermeable backsheet, and an absorbent structure disposed between the liner and the backsheet. A pair of laterally opposed containment flaps is integrally formed from the bodyside liner.