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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 08, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Nami Terada, Nada-ku, JP;
Robb Eric Olsen, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Shirley Lee Chow, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jeffrey Vincent Bamber, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 1/315 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 1/315 ;
Abstract
Absorbent articles such as sanitary napkins, panty liners, adult incontinence devices, and the like, which have flaps are disclosed. The absorbent articles have a deformed hinge that is located between at least a portion of the main body portion of the absorbent article and the flaps, and zones of extensibility for relieving the stresses that develop in the flaps when the flaps are folded down and under a wearer's undergarment.