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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2019
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Tsunetoshi Miura, Hyogo, JP;
Kensuke Ito, Hyogo, JP;
Akiko Sasaki, Nishinomiya Hyogo, JP;
Yoshiko Nakao, Nishinomiya Hyogo, JP;
Shuri Kondo, Ashiya Hyogo, JP;
Koichi Tomi, Hyogo, JP;
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
An absorbent article having a body contacting surface a garment contacting surface; and an absorbent core disposed therebetween is disclosed. The body contacting surface has first and second layers, with each layer having a pair of first longitudinal side edges and second longitudinal side edges, respectively. The garment contacting surface has a garment contacting layer with a plurality of graphic elements and a pair of garment layer longitudinal side edges. The absorbent core has a pair of core longitudinal side edges. Extending laterally outwardly from the article are a pair of flaps formed from a portion of the garment contacting layer and the second layer. A portion of a circumferential edge of the article is formed by each of the pair of second longitudinal side edges and the pair of garment layer longitudinal side edges.