Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

Bradley A Colvin

Tim G Dollevoet

Cole William Poole

Andrew Mark Long

John David Amundson

Catherine Marguerite Hancock-Cooke

Julie Ann Paveletzke

Russell Joseph Brumm

Christopher Martin Pieper

Susan Marie Trefethren

Andrew Edward Neubauer

Chris P Olson

Adam Suttner

Sandra K Walker

Timothy L Smith

John Dibb

Cole W Poole

A pant-like absorbent articles having handles on side panels of the article for ease of removal and donning of the absorbent garment is disclosed. The article includes a front waist region, a back waist region, and a chassis extending longitudinally between and interconnecting the front and back waist regions attached by at least one side panel. Formed within the side panel is at least one handle. The handle includes an aperture formed through the side panel. The handle further includes a reinforcing material operatively joined to the at least one side panel adjacent distal side edges of the aperture.

Disposable article with reinforced handle

A method of manufacturing an absorbent article which is prefastened by the manufacturer and refastenable by the wearer of the absorbent article. The method can include fastening the side panels of an absorbent article in which the side panels of the absorbent article are of different widths.

Absorbent article side panel method of fastening

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Appleton, WI, United States of America

Bradley A Colvin