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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2002
Bernadette M. Gibbs, Statham, GA (US);
Bernadette M. Gibbs, Statham, GA (US);
Paragon Trade Brands, Inc., Norcross, GA (US);
Abstract
A fastener tab for use on an absorbent garment is provided. The fastener tab has a tab body with a proximal edge for locating proximate the garment, a distal edge opposite the proximal edge, a top edge adjacent the proximal edge, and a bottom edge opposite the top edge, and a fastening area for removeably fastening the tab body to the garment. The fastening area has a first edge. A first tangent line is tangent to a first portion of the first edge of the fastening area, a second tangent line is tangent to a second portion of the first edge of the fastening area, the second tangent line intersects the first tangent line, and one of the first and second tangent lines is non-parallel to a primary pull direction of the fastener tab.