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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 1999
Filed:
May. 12, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ronald Bosman Visscher, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Kenneth Barclay Buell, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Thomas Ward Osborn, III, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604387 ; 6043851 ; 604378 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to absorbent articles comprising a plurality of bend lines which are predisposed on either or both ends of the article to bend upon encountering the lateral compressive forces caused by the thighs of the wearer, the bend lines comprising, a main rear bend line centrally and longitudinally disposed on the article beginning at a point about one-eighth to about one-half of the distance away from the front edge and extending toward the back edge of the article;