Patents

System of a Pull-On Wearable Article and an Absorbent Article

U.S. Patent No. 12,527,699

YangSook Jeon, Dongjak-gu, South Korea; CheolHee Kim, Suseong-gu, South Korea; JeongOg Byun, Songpa-gu, South Korea; JungNam Kim, Dongdaemun-gu, South Korea; and Candace D. Krautkramer, Neenah, WI.

Assigned to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI.


Filed: 4/30/20
Issued: 1/20/26

A system of a pull-on wearable article to be worn in combination with an absorbent article, the system comprising: a. the pull-on wearable article comprising: i. a longitudinal direction axis and a transverse direction axis; ii. a front region comprising a front waist edge and a back region comprising a back waist edge; iii. a crotch region located between the front region and the back region and comprising a narrowest transverse direction region wherein the narrowest transverse direction region is located between the transverse direction axis and the front waist edge; iv. a permanent closed waist configuration wherein the pull-on wearable article has a waist opening and two leg openings; and v. a first informational cue positioned in the crotch region, at least a portion of the first informational cue in an overlapping configuration with at least a portion of the narrowest transverse direction region, wherein the first informational cue communicates to a wearer of the pull-on wearable article where to place the absorbent article within the pull-on wearable article; b. the absorbent article comprising: i. a longitudinal direction axis and a transverse direction axis; ii. an anterior region, a posterior region, and a crotch region located between the anterior region and the posterior region; iii. a topsheet layer, a backsheet layer, and an absorbent core positioned between the topsheet layer and the backsheet layer; and iv. a first complementary informational cue located at a mid-point of the crotch region of the absorbent article and associated with the backsheet layer, wherein the first complementary informational cue has an embossing pattern which is combination of a pattern of depressions and protrusions, and wherein the first informational cue has a shape of the embossing pattern, wherein the first informational cue of the pull-on wearable article is internally visible, wherein the absorbent article further comprises a pair of wings, wherein the pull-on wearable article further comprises a second informational cue wherein the second informational cue is externally visible, wherein the second informational cue is in a form of a pair of multi-domed shapes to schematically represent the pair of wings and a location within the crotch region of the pull-on wearable article where the pair of wings should be placed.  

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