Diaper structure with alignment indicator
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorPaul Joseph Datta
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Abstract
An absorbent garment, such as a diaper structure, includes a visually discernible alignment indicator visible from a body-facing surface. The alignment indicator includes at least one first reference point. The absorbent garment comes with instructions defining the location of the first reference point on the absorbent article, defining the location of a second reference point on a wearer, and instructing the consumer to position the absorbent garment so that the first reference point optically aligns with the second reference point, and to fasten the absorbent garment in the position.
Claims25
A diaper structure having a front edge, back edge and side edges, comprising:
- a front waist region, a back waist region, and fasteners configured to secure the diaper structure on a wearer after manual adjustment to position the diaper structure relative to the wearer;
- a liquid-permeable body side liner having a body-facing surface;
- an outer cover;
- an absorbent core between the body side liner and the outer cover;
- a first alignment indicator visible from the body-facing surface and having a visually discernible feature, wherein the first alignment indicator identifies a particular longitudinal position on the diaper structure between the front edge and the back edge of the diaper structure, the first alignment indicator disposed to be optically aligned with a reference point on a prospective wearer as the diaper structure is donned on the wearer and to remain visible after the diaper structure is at an optimal position on the wearer;
- wherein the first alignment indicator is a longitudinal distance “A” from the back edge, and the front edge is a longitudinal distance “D” from the back edge;
- and the first alignment indicator is positioned such that a ratio of D/A is about 1.75 to about 3.
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