Patents

Absorbent Insert with Positioning Notch

U.S. Patent No. 9,192,524 B2

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By: Tara Olivo

Associate Editor at Nonwovens Industry

Lewis Preole Orchard, IV, Neenah, WI; Marcille Faye Ruman, Oshkosh, WI; Thomas Harold Roessler, Appleton, WI; Anita Marie-Nanette Gilgenbach, Neenah, WI; and Brooke Ashley Berg, Neenah, WI. Assigned to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI.
Filed: 11/15/12
Issued: 11/24/15

A discrete absorbent insert comprising, a first sheet, a second sheet in facing relation with the first sheet, an absorbent core positioned between the first sheet and the second sheet, wherein the absorbent core defines a core perimeter which includes a first absorbent core positioning notch, the first sheet and the second sheet extend beyond the core perimeter and are joined together to form a perimeter seal, the perimeter seal defines an absorbent insert perimeter which includes a first absorbent insert positioning notch, wherein the perimeter seal has a greater width within the absorbent core positioning notch as compared to the remainder of the absorbent core perimeter, the first absorbent core positioning notch has a depth of 30 to 60 mm, the first absorbent insert positioning notch has a depth of 30 to 60 mm, and the first absorbent insert positioning notch is aligned with the first absorbent core positioning notch.

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