Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Product line of absorbent article
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Application No.: US15120295Application Date: 2014-02-25
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Publication No.: US09987175B2Publication Date: 2018-06-05
- Inventor: Rodney Allan Butler , Kylie Brooke Bridger , Scott Kirby , Andy Thomas Hammond
- Applicant: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
- Applicant Address: US WI Neenah
- Assignee: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
- Current Assignee: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US WI Neenah
- Agency: Armstrong Teasdale LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2014/018403 WO 20140225
- International Announcement: WO2015/130263 WO 20150903
- Main IPC: A61F13/15
- IPC: A61F13/15 ; A61F13/511 ; A61F13/491 ; A61F13/532 ; A61F13/513 ; A61F13/53

Abstract:
A product line of absorbent articles includes a first absorbent article for a male wearer within a first size range. The first absorbent article has an outer cover, a body facing material in opposed relationship with the outer cover, and an absorbent body disposed between the body facing material and the outer cover for absorbing liquid that passes through the body facing material. The body facing material defines a male urine handling feature with a plurality of projections adapted to handle urine released by the male wearer. A second absorbent article for a female wearer is sized within the first size range. The second absorbent article includes an outer cover, a body facing material in opposed relationship with the outer cover, and an absorbent body disposed between the body facing material and the outer cover for absorbing liquid that passes through the body facing material. The body facing material defines a female urine handling feature with a plurality of projections adapted to handle urine released by the female wearer. At least a portion of the projections of the female urine handling feature has a different configuration than the projections of the male handling feature.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170079854A1 PRODUCT LINE OF ABSORBENT ARTICLE Public/Granted day:2017-03-23
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