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US 8,911,418 B2Granted
Body adhering absorbent article
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsThomas William Van Den Bogart, Adrienne Rae Loyd, David John Enz, Carmen Lira-Núñez, Suzanne K. Sullivan Conrad, Roxanne Belinda Hallock, Deborah Snell Hannah, Candace Dyan Krautkramer, Mary L. McDaniel
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Abstract
The present invention provides a body adhering absorbent articles which is capable of absorbing bodily fluids. In particular embodiment of the present invention, provided is an absorbent article which is specifically designed for attachment to a wearer's skin in the vulva region of the wearer's torso.
Claims16
An absorbent article comprising:
- a shell having a first side and a second side, the first side having a first area and a second area, wherein the first area surrounds a majority of the second area, the shell having a three-dimensional concave shape such that the first side of the shell is an inward curving surface;
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- an absorbent structure located entirely within the second area of the shell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.