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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2013
Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Catherine Hancock-Cooke, Neenah, WI (US);
David F. Bishop, Appleton, WI (US);
Jeffrey DeBroux, Appleton, WI (US);
David J. Enz, Neenah, WI (US);
Alanna Haessler, Appleton, WI (US);
Robert Lee Popp, Greenville, WI (US);
Sara Jane Wille Stabelfeldt, Appleton, WI (US);
Wendy Lynn VanDyke, Appleton, WI (US);
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
An absorbent article is provided. The absorbent article includes a bodyside liner, an outer cover, and an absorbent core between the liner and the outer cover. The absorbent article further includes a pair of ears extending outward from the opposite sides of the absorbent article, and a fastening system having a primary fastening system and a secondary fastening system. The primary fastening system includes a primary first fastening component disposed on each of the pair of ears and a primary second fastening component disposed on the outer surface of the article. The secondary fastening system includes a secondary second fastening component on each of the pair of ears and a corresponding secondary first fastening component on the outer surface of the article. Each of the secondary first fastening components has a stiffness in the longitudinal direction of the article of less than 185 milligrams according to a Gurley Stiffness Test.