Absorbent article with rise adjustment feature for better fit and comfort
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsJuliana Rodrigues Calil, Stephanie Anne-Genevieve Riemer, Regina Helen Herrmann Chalmers
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Abstract
An absorbent article includes a chassis having an outer cover and a rise adjustment feature for adjusting a rise of the absorbent article. The rise adjustment feature may be accessible from an interior of the absorbent article. The rise adjustment feature includes at least one first fastening element on a connecting member, such as a strap, and a second fastening element on the outer cover. The rise of the absorbent article may be adjusted by engaging the at least one first fastening element with the second fastening element.
Claims20
An absorbent article comprising a rise adjustment feature, the rise adjustment feature comprising:
- a strap with at least one first fastening element, wherein the strap is configured to be connected to a body-facing side of an outer cover of the absorbent article;
- and
- a second fastening element configured to be connected to the outer cover, wherein the at least one first fastening element is configured to engage the second fastening element to adjust a rise of the absorbent article.
An absorbent article comprising a rise adjustment feature, the rise adjustment feature accessible from an interior of the absorbent article, wherein the rise adjustment feature comprises:
- at least one first fastening element;
- and
- a second fastening element,
- wherein the at least one first fastening element is coupled to a connecting member, and
- wherein the at least one first fastening element is configured to engage the second fastening element to adjust a rise of the absorbent article.
A method of adjusting a rise of an absorbent article, the method comprising:
- engaging at least one first fastening element of a rise adjustment feature with a second fastening element of the rise adjustment feature,
- wherein the at least one fastening element is on a strap connected to a body-facing side of an outer cover of the absorbent article, and
- wherein the second fastening is connected to the outer cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.