Absorbent garment

US7491196B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Mark S. Franke · Neenah, US
• Kristi Bryant · Appleton, US
• Cynthia H. Hendren · Oshkosh, US
• Richard Joseph Kamps · Wrightstown, US
• David Arthur Kuen · Neenah, US
• Lisa Nickel · Menasha, US
• Katherine C. Wheeler · Appleton, US
• Yee-Pien Yang · Appleton, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 15, 2003
• Grant date: Feb 17, 2009
• Expiry date: Jun 6, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F13/66
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An absorbent garment has an absorbent assembly disposed within a garment shell configured for encircling a wearer's waist. The absorbent assembly has an inner surface adapted for contiguous relationship with the wearer's body, a front waist region in opposed relationship with a front waist region of the garment shell, a back waist region in opposed relationship with a back waist region of the garment shell, and a crotch region extending longitudinally between and interconnecting the front and back waist regions of the absorbent assembly. The absorbent assembly is releasably attached generally at a front waist end thereof to the garment shell generally at the front waist end of the garment shell, and is also releasably attached generally at a back waist end thereof to the garment shell generally at the back waist end of the garment shell.