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Front or rear opening closed-sided absorbent articles

An absorbent product, side edge technology, applied in absorbent pads, medical science, bandages, etc., can solve the problem of difficulty in maintaining the folded state

Active Publication Date: 2020-01-03
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE INC
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However, tearing the sides of such a product may fold the product to contain the exudate, and such folds are difficult to maintain

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[0041] The present disclosure generally relates to side closure absorbent articles that can be opened from the front or back. More specifically, the articles of the present disclosure can have front and back waist panels coupled to the absorbent insert. At least one of the front waist panel and the back waist panel can be releasably attached to the absorbent insert and can include a weakened area for easy tearing. Thus, the user or caregiver can tear the absorbent article along the weakened area to facilitate easy removal of the absorbent article from the wearer. Depending on the location of the weakened area, the side closure articles of the present disclosure can be opened from the front side or the back side.

[0042] Each example in the following detailed description, including those shown in different drawings, is given by way of illustration and not limitation. For example, unless explicitly stated to the contrary, features illustrated or described as part of one embod...

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Absorbent articles with front and rear opening features are disclosed. An article may comprise an absorbent insert comprising an outer cover, a liner, and a core between the outer cover and liner, a first waist panel coupled to the insert and having a first waist panel bottom edge, a first waist panel top edge, a first waist panel outer surface, and a first waist panel inner surface, and a secondwaist panel coupled to the insert. The first waist panel may be coupled to the second waist panel along side edges of the article, and the first waist panel may further comprise a weakened region comprising weakened portions extending at least partially between the first waist panel bottom edge and the first waist panel top edge. The weakened region may have a weakened region percentage of betweenabout 45% and about 90%.

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[0001] Cross-references to related patent applications [0002] This application claims the benefit of US Provisional Application No. 62 / 512950, ​​filed May 31, 2017. technical field [0003] The present disclosure relates to side-closed absorbent articles, and more particularly, to side-closed absorbent articles that can be opened from the front or back. Background technique [0004] Continuing to wear an absorbent article after exudates have penetrated onto the absorbent article may result in a number of different undesirable effects. For example, prolonged wear of an absorbent article that retains body exudates can increase the potential for skin irritation. Furthermore, continued wearing of such absorbent articles may also result in an increased likelihood that the pad system of the absorbent article will become damaged. These undesired effects may be more common with semi-solid fecal matter. Such fecal matter can have difficulty penetrating the bodyside liner of an a...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): A61F13/49A61F13/496
CPCA61F13/496A61F13/84A61F13/49007A61F2013/49087A61F13/49A61F13/49011A61F13/49017A61F13/565A61F2013/530481
Inventor B·约翰逊S·克莱斯肯斯J·R·奈德特K·M·巴利格T·A·雷
Owner KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE INC