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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2009
Nancy Darlene Meetz, Appleton, WI (US);
Michael Donald Sperl, Waupaca, WI (US);
Michael John Faulks, Neenah, WI (US);
Robert Lee Popp, Hortonville, WI (US);
Sandra Marie Rogers, Appleton, WI (US);
Troy Leonard Tipton, Neenah, WI (US);
Nancy Darlene Meetz, Appleton, WI (US);
Michael Donald Sperl, Waupaca, WI (US);
Michael John Faulks, Neenah, WI (US);
Robert Lee Popp, Hortonville, WI (US);
Sandra Marie Rogers, Appleton, WI (US);
Troy Leonard Tipton, Neenah, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
An absorbent article is provided for personal wear about a wearer's waist. The article includes a pair of front side panels attached to the front waist region and a pair of back side panels attached to the back waist region, and is configurable from a wear configuration to a disposal configuration in which the article is generally compacted for disposal. The article also includes a disposal tab having an attachment region with an attachment width and a tab region with a gripping width, the attachment region attached to one of the front or back side panels, the tab region being attachable to the article in at least the disposal configuration of the article, wherein the attachment width is substantially equal to the gripping width.