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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2013
Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Robert Lee Popp, Greenville, WI (US);
David F. Bishop, Appleton, WI (US);
Alanna Haessler, Appleton, WI (US);
Catherine Hancock-Cooke, Neenah, WI (US);
Sara Jane Wille Stabelfeldt, Appleton, WI (US);
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A folded absorbent article is provided. The folded absorbent article includes an absorbent assembly including a liquid permeable inner layer, an outer layer, and an absorbent body. Each of a pair of ears extend outward from the back waist region and include a loop fastening component. A pair of spaced-apart hook fastening components are located on the outer layer in the front waist region, each being selectively engageable with a respective one of the loop fastening components in a wear configuration of the article. The absorbent article is folded such that the hook fastening components engage the back waist region, and such that a peak force required to disengage each of the hook fastening components from the back waist region is less than 120 grams-force when measured using a Diaper Opening Force Test.