HIP PANEL FOR A DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME

Title:

HIP PANEL FOR A DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/023607

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

A disposable absorbent article includes an absorbent assembly having a bodyside liner, an outer cover, an absorbent structure, a first waist region, a second waist region, a crotch region, longitudinally opposite ends, and laterally opposite side edges. A pair of hip panels releaseably secures the first and second waist regions together. One of the hip panels extends laterally outward from one of the side edges in one of the first and second waist regions and the other hip panel extends laterally outward from the opposite side edge in the one of the first and second waist regions. Each of the hip panels has an upper edge, a lower edge, a fixed and a free end. Each of the upper and lower edges has a length and is curved along at least a portion of its length. The curved portions of the upper and lower edges are substantially identical.

Inventors:

PUTZER MELISSA CHRISTINE (US)
TRAVIS GARY LEE (US)

Application Number:

PCT/IB2009/053692

Publication Date:

October 28, 2010

Filing Date:

August 21, 2009

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

KIMBERLY CLARK CO (US)
PUTZER MELISSA CHRISTINE (US)
TRAVIS GARY LEE (US)

International Classes:

A61F13/56; A61F13/49

Foreign References:

EP0888101B1	2001-05-16
US6325787B1	2001-12-04
US20020107498A1	2002-08-08
EP1452158A1	2004-09-01

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