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Absorbent garment and method for placing an absorbent garment on a wearer's waist

US7686796B2 · kind B2 · utility

7Cited by

96References

39Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. · US

Inventors

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

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 15, 2003
Grant date	Mar 30, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 4, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F13/66
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An absorbent garment for wear about a wearer's waist includes a waist belt, a garment shell and an absorbent assembly constructed to take in and retain body exudates released by the wearer. The absorbent assembly is releasably attached generally at front and back waist regions thereof to the waist belt. The garment shell is attached generally at front and back waist regions thereof to the waist belt, with the absorbent assembly generally disposed within the garment shell, whereby the front waist region of the garment shell is in opposed relationship with the front waist region of the absorbent assembly and the back waist region of the garment shell is in opposed relationship with the back waist region of the absorbent assembly.

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