Device with internal pull tab activation

US7950864B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Walter G. Bauer · Neenah, US
• Marci E. Sojka · Neenah, US
• Sarah L. Christoffel · Appleton, US
• Cecelia Mary Berger Sharp · Atlanta, US
• Michael Brunner · Roswell, US
• Michael Amante · Windom, US
• Ann Marie Przepasniak · Sturtevant, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 13, 2005
• Grant date: May 31, 2011
• Expiry date: Jul 30, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A45D2200/1036
• WIPO field: Chemical engineering
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A stretchable device is provided including a base layer; a wipe layer attached to the base layer at a seam and defining an interior space between the wipe and base layers, the interior space having an internal surface; and a pouch positioned within the interior space and attached to one of the seam and the internal surface, the pouch having a top layer, a bottom layer attached to the top layer to form a cavity therebetween, an opening in one of the top and bottom layers, and a pull tab coupled to the pouch and to one of the seam and the internal surface.