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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Birgitta Ihrfelt, Västra Frölunda, SE;
Terje Vigmo, Mölnlycke, SE;
Peter Rönnberg, Mölndal, SE;
Assignee:
SCA Hygiene Products AB, Gothenburg, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 1/315 ; A61F 1/320 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 1/315 ; A61F 1/320 ;
Abstract
A combination of an absorbent article and a waist belt for supporting the article has coacting hook and loop fabric tape elements thereon by which the absorbent article and the waist belt are releasably secured to each other. The hook fabric tape elements are provided on one of the waist belt and the absorbent article, and the loop fabric tape elements are provided on the other of the waist belt and the absorbent article.