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US 8,506,546 B2Granted
Diaper with umbilical feature
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsChantel Spring Buhrow, Kusum Gosain, Shannon Kathleen Melius, John Timothy Hahn, Vipula Jitendra Tailor, Earl David Brock
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Abstract
A diaper having a front portion with at least one line of weakness adapted to be torn and at least one umbilical cover defined in part by the at least one line of weakness. The at least one umbilical cover is moveable from a starting position to an anchored position upon tearing the at least one line of weakness. The diaper has at least one umbilical cover anchor adapted to maintain the at least one umbilical cover in the anchored position.
Claims8
A diaper comprising,
- a. a front portion having at least one line of weakness adapted to be torn;
- b. at least one umbilical cover defined in part by the at least one line of weakness, the at least one umbilical cover being moveable from a starting position to an open position upon tearing of the at least one line of weakness;
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- c. at least one umbilical cover anchor permanently joined to the umbilical cover when the umbilical cover is in the starting position wherein the umbilical cover anchor is adapted to maintain the at least one umbilical cover in the open position.
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