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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2010
Applicants:
Donald Carroll Roe, West Chester, OH (US);
Elaine Mary Wiggins, Fairfield Township, OH (US);
Inventors:
Donald Carroll Roe, West Chester, OH (US);
Elaine Mary Wiggins, Fairfield Township, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/15 (2006.01); A41B 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An absorbent article having a reusable outer cover and, optionally, an absorbent insert. The reusable outer cover has zones of varying properties. The properties of the different zones are varied to provide different performance features in different parts of the outer cover. The outer cover with zones of varying properties may provide competing or contradictory functionalities for improved comfort, fit, leakage protection, and aesthetic appeal.