Absorbent article having an extensible outer cover and an extensible bodyside liner

US6552245B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Thomas Harold Roessler · Menasha, US
• Paul Joseph Datta · Appleton, US
• Mark George Everson · Neenah, US
• Yung Hsiang Huang · Appleton, US
• Gary Lee Travis · Oshkosh, US
• Duane Girard Uitenbroek · Little Chute, US
• Paul VanGompel · Hortonville, US
• Michael Tod Morman · Alpharetta, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 3, 2000
• Grant date: Apr 22, 2003
• Expiry date: May 3, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F13/565
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A disposable absorbent article is provided which includes a substantially liquid-impermeable, extensible outer cover, a liquid permeable, extensible bodyside liner, and an absorbent body located between the outer cover and the bodyside liner. The extensible outer cover and extensible bodyside liner can be configured to provide a substantially permanent deformation of at least about 10 percent when subjected to a tensile force of 100 gmf per inch (per 2.54 cm) of width according to the Material Elongation and Deformation Tensile Test set forth herein.