01.06.16
Stacy Elaine Evenson, Neenah, WI; Lewis Preole Orchard, IV, Neenah, WI; Frederique Vignall, Appleton, WI; Elisa Kathleen DeGroot, Appleton, WI; Brooke Ashley Berg, Neenah, WI; Patricia Ann Abney, Menasha, WI; Anita Marie-Nanette Gilgenbach, Atlanta, GA; and Paula Kathleen De Bruin, Sherwood, WI. Assigned to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Neenah, WI.
Filed: 7/2/13
Issued: 12/1/15
A permanently closed containment pant comprising, an elastically extensible chassis defining a waist opening, a first leg opening, and a second leg opening, the waist opening comprising a front waist region joined with a back waist region, and a sling positioned within the chassis and being joined to the front waist region and the back waist region, wherein the sling comprises a fluid-impervious base sheet formed from a fabric, a first containment flap formed from a fabric, and a second containment flap formed from a fabric, wherein the first containment flap is curved and comprises a first end and a second end, the second containment flap is curved and comprises a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the first containment flap is joined to the first end of the second containment flap and the second end of the first containment flap is joined to the second end of the second containment flap, wherein the first containment flap and second containment flap each joined with the base sheet to create a fluid-impervious pouch, wherein the base sheet is a first fabric laminated with polyurethane to define a polyurethane surface and a fabric surface and the containment flap is a second fabric laminated with polyurethane to define a second fabric surface and a second polyurethane surface wherein the first polyurethane surface is joined with the second polyurethane surface.
Filed: 7/2/13
Issued: 12/1/15
A permanently closed containment pant comprising, an elastically extensible chassis defining a waist opening, a first leg opening, and a second leg opening, the waist opening comprising a front waist region joined with a back waist region, and a sling positioned within the chassis and being joined to the front waist region and the back waist region, wherein the sling comprises a fluid-impervious base sheet formed from a fabric, a first containment flap formed from a fabric, and a second containment flap formed from a fabric, wherein the first containment flap is curved and comprises a first end and a second end, the second containment flap is curved and comprises a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the first containment flap is joined to the first end of the second containment flap and the second end of the first containment flap is joined to the second end of the second containment flap, wherein the first containment flap and second containment flap each joined with the base sheet to create a fluid-impervious pouch, wherein the base sheet is a first fabric laminated with polyurethane to define a polyurethane surface and a fabric surface and the containment flap is a second fabric laminated with polyurethane to define a second fabric surface and a second polyurethane surface wherein the first polyurethane surface is joined with the second polyurethane surface.