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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2002
Paul Means Linker, Iii, Appleton, WI (US);
Duane Girard Uitenbroek, Little Chute, WI (US);
Thomas Harold Roessler, Menasha, WI (US);
Paul Means Linker, III, Appleton, WI (US);
Duane Girard Uitenbroek, Little Chute, WI (US);
Thomas Harold Roessler, Menasha, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
An absorbent article includes a pair of front ear regions as part of a front waist region, a pair of back ear portions including a mechanical fastener as part of a back waist region, a crotch region connecting the front waist region and the back waist region, and a landing zone including a base material and a first discrete fastener element group embedded in the base material. The first discrete fastener element group includes at least one first discrete fastener element having a profile height. The base material has a profile height that is greater than the profile height of the first discrete fastener element. The landing zone may be associated with the outer cover in the front waist region between the front ear regions.