Patents

Absorbent Article Having a One-Piece Chassis and Integral Side Portions:

U.S. Patent No. 10,531,992

Joseph Daniel Coenen, Kaukauna, WI; Andrew Edward Neubauer, Neenah, WI; Michael Donald Sperl, Waupaca, WI; and Frederique Vignali, Appleton, WI.
Assigned to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI.

Filed: 12/19/14
Issued: 1/14/20

An absorbent article comprising: a. a one-piece chassis comprising a chassis material comprising one or more layers and defining a front waist region, a back waist region, and a crotch region interconnecting the front waist region and the back waist region; b. an opposing pair of front side portions integral with the chassis in the front waist region; c. an opposing pair of back side portions integral with the chassis in the back waist region; and d. at least two of the front side portions or the back side portions are formed of a first portion of the chassis material folded onto a second portion of the chassis material forming a laterally extending fold in each of the layers of the chassis material.

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