Barrier flap for an absorbent article

US8715262B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Connie May McMorrow · Menasha, US
• Daniel Robert Schlinz · Appleton, US
• Kylie Brooke Bridger · Sydney, AU
• Sara Jane Willie Stabelfeldt · Appleton, US
• Patrick D. Abney · Menasha, US
• Daniel Lee Ellingson · Singapore, SG
• Sarah Ann Funk · Omro, US
• Rodney Allen Butler · Hornsby, AU
• Scott Simon Craig Kirby · Hornsby, AU

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 17, 2011
• Grant date: May 6, 2014
• Expiry date: Apr 11, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F13/49413
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An elastic barrier flap for an absorbent article includes a web configured to define a gap and a plurality of elastic members captured by the web. The plurality of elastic members is symmetrically arranged about the gap defined by the web. The web and plurality of elastic members are adapted to inhibit the transverse flow of body exudates released by a wearer of the absorbent article.