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Absorbent Article with Absorbent Body Providing Improved Access to Containment Pocket of Waist Conta

U.S. Patent No. 11,554,055

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By: Tara Olivo

Associate Editor at Nonwovens Industry, Rodman Media

David F. Bishop, Appleton, WI; Patsy A. Benedict, Waupun, WI; Joseph D. Coenen, Kaukauna, WI; Kaitlyn E. Mast, Neenah, WI; and Michael J. Faulks, Neenah, WI.
Assigned to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI.

Filed: 12/4/19
Issued: 1/17/23

An absorbent article extending in a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction comprising: a chassis including a body facing surface; an elasticated waist containment member disposed on the body facing surface of the chassis, the waist containment member comprising: a first longitudinal side edge and a second longitudinal side edge, the second longitudinal side edge being opposite from the first longitudinal side edge; an upper lateral edge and a lower lateral edge, the upper lateral edge being opposite from the lower lateral edge, the upper lateral edge and the lower lateral edge extending in the lateral direction; a laterally extending proximal portion being coupled to the body facing surface of the chassis; and a laterally extending distal portion being free to move with respect to the chassis when the absorbent article is in the relaxed configuration to provide a pocket for exudates, the laterally extending distal portion comprising one or more laterally extending elastic members; and an absorbent body comprising: a first end edge and a second end edge; a pair of opposing longitudinal edges that extend between the first end edge and the second end edge; a first section having a first thickness; a second section having a second thickness, the first section and the second section each at least partially disposed under the waist containment member; and an intermediate section disposed laterally between the first section and the second section, a thickness of the intermediate section being less than the first thickness and less than the second thickness, at least a portion of the intermediate section being disposed under the waist containment member.

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