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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2013
Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Michael J. Faulks, Neenah, WI (US);
Robert Lee Popp, Greenville, WI (US);
Michael D. Sperl, Waupaca, WI (US);
Nancy Meetz, Appleton, WI (US);
Sandra M. Rogers, Appleton, WI (US);
Lorelle M. Scheibe, Neenah, WI (US);
Joseph P. Fell, Seoul, KR;
Christine Ann Caneba, Madison, WI (US);
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
An absorbent article includes a front waist region, a back waist region and a crotch region. The front and back waist regions are permanently attached or releasably attachable to each other by an article fastening system to define a wear configuration of the absorbent article. The article is configurable from the wear configuration to a disposal configuration. A disposal tab has an attachment region attached to one of the sides of the article and extends a greatest length La along at least a portion of a length Lp of one of the sides. A tab region extends transversely outward from the attachment region a greatest distance Dt and is attachable to the article in at least the disposal configuration of the article. The attachment region has a first surface attached to one of the sides of the article and a second surface that defines part of the article fastening system.