US 12,239,513 B2
Absorbent article with body conforming structure
Suzanne Marie Schmoker, Neenah, WI (US); Heidi Bauerlein Hopkins, Neenah, WI (US); Sohyun Sara Park, Neenah, WI (US); and Christopher Peter Olson, Neenah, WI (US)
Assigned to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US)
Filed by Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US)
Filed on Sep. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/950,614.
Application 16/878,012 is a division of application No. 15/521,802, granted, now 10,695,232, issued on Jun. 30, 2020, previously published as PCT/US2014/063224, filed on Oct. 30, 2014.
Application 17/950,614 is a continuation of application No. 16/878,012, filed on May 19, 2020, granted, now 11,478,384.
Prior Publication US 2023/0018131 A1, Jan. 19, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 13/472 (2006.01); A61F 13/475 (2006.01); A61F 13/535 (2006.01); A61F 13/537 (2006.01); A61F 13/58 (2006.01); A61F 13/62 (2006.01); A61F 13/53 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 13/47272 (2013.01) [A61F 13/472 (2013.01); A61F 13/4756 (2013.01); A61F 13/535 (2013.01); A61F 13/537 (2013.01); A61F 13/581 (2013.01); A61F 13/625 (2013.01); A61F 2013/530481 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An absorbent article comprising,
a top sheet,
a back sheet,
an absorbent assembly positioned between the back sheet and the top sheet,
a fluid intake layer positioned between the absorbent assembly, the fluid intake layer defining an outer perimeter having a concave arch and further comprising an opening disposed entirely within the perimeter of the fluid intake layer,
wherein the perimeter of the fluid intake layer is wholly contained within a perimeter of the absorbent assembly.