Method of forming a containment system for an absorbent article

US9168181B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Robert Lee Popp · Hortonville, US
• Scott Simon Craig Kirby · Hornsby, AU
• Rodney Allan Butler · Hornsby, AU
• Kylie Brooke Bridger · Sydney, AU
• Jeffrey Alan DeBroux · Appleton, US
• David F. Bishop · Appleton, US
• Michael John Faulks · Neenah, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 22, 2013
• Grant date: Oct 27, 2015
• Expiry date: Oct 31, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T156/1089
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method of forming a containment system for an absorbent article that includes a front end region, rear end region, a first elasticized leg cuff and a second elasticized leg cuff. The method includes providing a first containment flap and a second containment flap that can each include a stem, an inner flap projection, and an outer flap projection. The method can further include securing the outer flap projection of the first containment flap in at least a portion of at least one of the front end region and the rear end region and securing the outer flap projection of the second containment flap in at least a portion of at least one of the front end region and the rear end region.