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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2005
Joseph Hung Lam, Mason, OH (US);
Michael Irwin Lawson, Fairfield, OH (US);
Egon Loeffler, Usingen, DE;
Douglas Graham, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Kaneeta Kimble, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Joseph Hung Lam, Mason, OH (US);
Michael Irwin Lawson, Fairfield, OH (US);
Egon Loeffler, Usingen, DE;
Douglas Graham, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Kaneeta Kimble, Cincinnati, OH (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A disposable absorbent article may comprise a chassis and an ear. The chassis comprises a liquid permeable topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and backsheet. The ear comprises an elastomeric material and a first substrate joined to the elastomeric material. The ear has a first void region adjacent the proximal edge of the ear. The ear is joined to the chassis by at least one mechanical bond that engages the elastomeric material.