US2015105744A1PendingUtilityA1

Visually-coordinated absorbent product

Assignee: KIMBERLY CLARK COPriority: Dec 30, 2003Filed: Dec 19, 2014Published: Apr 16, 2015
Est. expiryDec 30, 2023(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
A61F 13/51496A61F 13/5514A61F 13/15A61F 13/551A61F 2013/15243A61F 2013/8497A61F 13/84A61F 13/5513A47K 10/16
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Abstract

A visually-coordinated absorbent product includes an absorbent article component including a garment side outer cover and a body side liner, wherein the article component has at least a first and second visual characteristic, and wherein the first visual characteristic is different from the second visual characteristic. The absorbent product also includes a first packaging component including at least first and second visual characteristics, wherein first and second visual characteristics of the absorbent article are coordinated to the first and second visual characteristics of the packaging component, and wherein at least a portion of one of the garment side outer cover and the body side liner is configured with the article component first visual characteristic and at least a portion of one of the garment side outer cover and the body side liner is configured with the article component second visual characteristic.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A visually-coordinated absorbent product comprising:
 an absorbent article component comprising a garment side outer cover, a body side liner, an absorbent core positioned between the body side liner and the garment side outer cover, and a peel strip removably connected to the garment side outer cover, wherein the article component has at least a first and second visual characteristic, wherein the first visual characteristic is different from the second visual characteristic, and wherein at least a portion of the garment side outer cover is configured with the first visual characteristic and at least a portion of the peel strip is configured with the second visual characteristic; and   a first packaging component comprising at least first and second visual characteristics, wherein the first and second visual characteristics of the absorbent article are coordinated to the first and second visual characteristics of the first packaging component, and wherein the article component is disposed in the first packaging component.   
     
     
         2 . The visually-coordinated absorbent product of  claim 1 , further comprising a second packaging component having the at least the first packaging component first and second visual characteristics, wherein the first packaging component is disposed in the second packaging component. 
     
     
         3 . The visually-coordinated absorbent product of  claim 1 , wherein the article component further comprises a substrate positioned between the body side liner and the absorbent core, wherein the substrate comprises at least one of the article component first or second visual characteristics. 
     
     
         4 . The visually-coordinated absorbent product of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second visual characteristics comprise a first color characteristic and a second color characteristic. 
     
     
         5 . The visually-coordinated absorbent product of  claim 4 , wherein the first color characteristic comprises white color and wherein the second color characteristic is a color selected from the group consisting of black, yellow, orange, purple, green, red, blue and pink. 
     
     
         6 . The visually-coordinated absorbent product of  claim 4 , wherein the first color characteristic of the article component has a first hue and wherein the first color characteristic of the packaging component has a second hue, wherein the first hue is within about 120° of the second hue. 
     
     
         7 . The visually-coordinated absorbent product of  claim 6 , wherein the second color characteristic of the article component has a third hue and wherein the second color characteristic of the packaging component has a fourth hue, wherein the third hue is within about 120° of the fourth hue. 
     
     
         8 . The visually-coordinated absorbent product of  claim 4 , wherein the first color characteristic of the article component has a first value and wherein the first color characteristic of the packaging component has a second value, wherein the difference between the first and second values is within 5% of maximum. 
     
     
         9 . The visually-coordinated absorbent product of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first and second visual characteristics comprises a pattern characteristic. 
     
     
         10 . The visually-coordinated absorbent product of  claim 1 , wherein the first visual characteristic comprises a color characteristic and the second visual characteristic comprises a pattern characteristic. 
     
     
         11 . The visually-coordinated absorbent product of  claim 1 , wherein the packaging component comprises a non-woven material. 
     
     
         12 . The visually-coordinated absorbent product of  claim 1 , wherein the garment side outer cover comprises the first and second visual characteristics. 
     
     
         13 . The visually-coordinated absorbent product of  claim 1 , wherein one of the first or second visual characteristics comprises a shape. 
     
     
         14 . The visually-coordinated absorbent product of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the visual characteristics is connected to another sense selected from olfactory or feel. 
     
     
         15 . The visually-coordinated absorbent product of  claim 1 , wherein at least one visual characteristic comprises texture, transmittance/opacity, gloss, or sheen. 
     
     
         16 . A visually-coordinated absorbent product comprising:
 an absorbent article component comprising a body side liner, a garment side outer cover and an absorbent core disposed between the body side liner and the garment side outer cover;   a first packaging component having a first visual characteristic, wherein the article component is disposed in the first packaging component;   a second packaging component having a first visual characteristic which is different from the first visual characteristic of the first packaging component, wherein the first packaging component is disposed in the second packaging component; and   a third packaging component having the first visual characteristic of the first packaging component and the first visual characteristic of the second packaging component, wherein the second packaging component is disposed in the third packaging component.   
     
     
         17 . A visually-coordinated absorbent product comprising:
 an absorbent article component comprising a garment side outer cover, a body side liner, and an absorbent core positioned between the body side liner and the garment side outer cover, wherein at least a portion of the body side liner is configured with a first visual characteristic; and   a packaging component comprising a first visual characteristic which is different than the first visual characteristic of the body side liner, wherein the article component is disposed in the packaging component, and wherein at least a portion of the garment side outer cover is configured with the first visual characteristic of the article component and the first visual characteristic of the packaging component.

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