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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2004
Fung-jou Chen, Appleton, WI (US);
Julie Marie Bednarz, Neenah, WI (US);
Nadezhda Efremova, Neenah, WI (US);
Sheng-hsin HU, Appleton, WI (US);
Jeffrey Dean Lindsay, Appleton, WI (US);
Lisha Yu, Appleton, WI (US);
Fung-jou Chen, Appleton, WI (US);
Julie Marie Bednarz, Neenah, WI (US);
Nadezhda Efremova, Neenah, WI (US);
Sheng-Hsin Hu, Appleton, WI (US);
Jeffrey Dean Lindsay, Appleton, WI (US);
Lisha Yu, Appleton, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment of the present invention, an article has a mechanical fastener and configured is to be worn by a user. The article comprises a body portion configured to be worn by a user. The body portion may include a fibrous landing layer wherein the fibrous landing layer comprises a plurality of fibers. The body portion may also include a foam layer, such that the foam layer has a first surface comprising a plurality of free-stranding struts adapted for engaging at least a portion of the plurality of fibers of the landing layer. The foam layer and fibrous landing layer are capable of being engaged with a Shear Resistance of about 100 grams of force or greater per square centimeter and a Peel Resistance of about 50 grams or less of force per square centimeter.