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US 4,756,709 AGranted
Form-fitting self-adjusting disposable garment with a 3-section stretchable outer cover
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Corporation
InventorRobert A. Stevens
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Abstract
An anatomically form-fitting self-adjusting disposable garment with a three-section resiliently stretchable outer cover (20) with a back waist section (64) resiliently stretchable in a cross body direction (71), a front waist section (66) resiliently stretchable in a cross body direction (75) and a crotch section (68) resiliently stretchable in a vertical direction (73).
Claims19
An anatomically form-fitting, generally self-adjusting disposable absorbent garment comprising:
- an elastomeric outer cover comprising opposed front and back waist sections defining a waist opening, a crotch panel situated between said waist sections, a pair of leg openings extending along opposed marginal sides of said crotch panel and opposed front and rear panels separated by said crotch panel, either of said front and rear panels being resiliently stretchable in a first direction;
- an absorbent insert structure superposable on a body-facing surface of said outer cover, including a liquid pervious bodyside liner and liquid impervious barrier with an absorbent core disposed therebetween;
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- attachment means for attaching and integrating said insert into said outer cover while allowing substantially unrestricted functional stretchability thereof.
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