Frederique Vignali, Appleton, WI; Kevin Leon LaBerge, Sherwood, WI; Robert Lee Popp, Hortonville, WI; Lewis Preole Orchard, IV, Neenah, WI; Jennifer Ann Diedrich, Kaukauna, WI; and Stacy Elaine Evenson, Neenah, WI. Assigned to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI.
Filed: 7/2/13
Issued: 12/1/15
A permanently closed containment pant comprising, an elastically extensible chassis defining a waist opening, a first leg opening, and a second leg opening, the waist opening comprising a front waist region joined with a back waist region, wherein the chassis has a transverse elongation of between 125% and 175% at 2000 g*f and a longitudinal elongation of between 125% and 175% at 2000 g*f, and a sling positioned within the chassis and being joined to the front waist region and the back waist region, wherein the sling comprises a fluid-impervious base sheet and a containment flap joined with the base sheet to create a fluid-impervious pouch, the sling further comprising a first transition and a second transition that are elastically extensible in a longitudinal direction and in a transverse direction, wherein the base sheet is a fabric to define a first fabric surface and the containment flap is a fabric to define a second fabric surface wherein the base sheet is joined with the containment flap, wherein the base sheet has a transverse elongation of between 10% and 40% at 1400 g*f and a longitudinal elongation of between 10% and 40% at 1400 g*f; wherein the base sheet is a first fabric laminated with polyurethane to define a polyurethane surface and a fabric surface and the containment flap is a second fabric laminated with polyurethane to define a second fabric surface and a second polyurethane surface wherein the first polyurethane surface is joined with the second polyurethane surface.