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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2020
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Amy L. Tally, Cold Spring, KY (US);
Susan J. Ludwig, West Chester, OH (US);
Donald C. Roe, West Chester, OH (US);
Ronald J. Zink, II, Blue Ash, OH (US);
Jennifer J. Gustin, Cincinnati, OH (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
An absorbent article includes a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core positioned at least partially intermediate the topsheet and the backsheet. The absorbent article includes a first waist region, a second waist region, and a fully removable fastening member configured to join a portion of the first waist region to the second waist region. The fastening member includes a first end region comprising a first end, a second end region comprising a second end, a first fastener on a first surface of the fastening member and in the first end region, and a second fastener on the first surface and in the second end region. The fastening member includes a grasp region either partially laterally outboard of the first fastener or laterally outboard of the first fastener in the first end region. The grasp region has a different physical property than a remainder of the fastening member.