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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2011
Wing-chak NG, Roswell, GA (US);
Jose Augusto Vidal DE Siqueira, Roswell, GA (US);
Lawrence H. Sawyer, Neenah, WI (US);
Charles W. Colman, Marietta, GA (US);
Wing-Chak Ng, Roswell, GA (US);
Jose Augusto Vidal de Siqueira, Roswell, GA (US);
Lawrence H. Sawyer, Neenah, WI (US);
Charles W. Colman, Marietta, GA (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
As described herein, an extensible sheet material includes a first and a second zone that is separate from the first zone. The first zone exposes a first color or pattern when the extensible sheet material is stretched beyond a first percentage. The second zone exposes a second color or pattern when the extensible sheet material is stretched beyond a second percentage greater than the first percentage. Absorbent articles that include the extensible sheet material are capable of indicating to a wearer when the extensible sheet material has been stretched too little, too much, or just the right amount.