Robert Lee Popp, Greenville, WI; Scott Simon Craig Kirby, Wahroonga, Australia; Rodney Allan Butler, Galston, Australia; Kylie Brooke Bridger, Hurlstone Park, Australia; Jeffrey Alan DeBroux, Appleton, WI; David Fleger Bishop, Appleton, WI; and Michael John Faulks, Neenah, WI. Assigned to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI.
Filed: 5/22/13
Issued: 10/27/15

A method of forming a containment system for an absorbent article, the absorbent article including a front end region, a rear end region, a first elasticized leg cuff, and a second elasticized leg cuff, the method comprising: providing a first containment flap and a second containment flap, the first containment flap and the second containment flap each comprising a stem, an inner flap projection extending laterally from the stem, and an outer flap projection extending laterally from the stem and the inner flap projection, at least a portion of the inner flap projection being elasticized and at least a portion of the outer flap projection being elasticized; bonding the first containment flap to the absorbent article such that the first containment flap extends from the front end region to the rear end region and is positioned on a first side of a longitudinal axis of the absorbent article and the stem of the first containment flap is positioned laterally inwards from the first leg cuff; bonding the second containment flap to the absorbent article such that the second containment flap extends from the front end region to the rear end region and is positioned on a second side of a longitudinal axis of the absorbent article and the stem of the second containment flap is positioned laterally inwards from the second leg cuff, the second side of the longitudinal axis being opposite from the first side of the longitudinal axis; providing a waist elastic member, the waist elastic member having a body facing surface and garment facing surface; bonding the waist elastic member to the absorbent article in at least one of the rear end region and the front end region; securing the inner flap projection and the outer flap projection of the first containment flap in at least a portion of the at least one of the front end region and the rear end region comprises bonding the waist elastic member to the absorbent article such that the garment facing surface of the waist elastic member overlaps the first containment flap, wherein securing the inner flap projection of the first containment flap in the at least a portion of the at least one of the front end region and the rear end region further comprises applying a third intermittent adhesive to a bottom surface of the inner flap projection of the first containment flap in the at least a portion of the at least one of the front end region and the rear end region and bonding the inner flap projection of the first containment flap to the bad facing liner at the third intermittent adhesive; and securing the inner flap projection and the outer flap projection of the second containment flap in at least a portion of the at least one of the front end region and the rear end region comprises bonding the waist elastic member to the absorbent article such that the garment facing surface of the waist elastic member overlaps the second containment flap, wherein securing the inner flap projection of the second containment flap in the at least a portion of the at least one of the front end region and the rear end region further comprises applying a fourth intermittent adhesive to a bottom surface of the inner flap projection of the second containment flap in the at least a portion of the at least one of the front end region and the rear end region and bonding the inner flap projection of the second containment flap to the body facing liner at the fourth intermittent adhesive.