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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2014
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Gregory Ashton, Venice, FL (US);
Eiro Fukuda, Mason, OH (US);
Eric Patton Weinberger, Fairfield, OH (US);
Daniel Clark Buchner, Boston, MA (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A disposable absorbent article including a chassis. The chassis includes a front region having two opposing longitudinal edges, a back region having two opposing longitudinal edges, and a crotch region having two longitudinal edges. The crotch region is disposed between said front and back regions, and at least two side panels extend outwardly from the two opposing longitudinal edges of one or both of the front or back regions. The side panels may interconnect the front and the back regions to form a waist opening and a pair of leg openings. The article exhibits a pre-application side panel length, L, and a post-application side panel length, L, such that Lis less than L. The article may also include a plurality of graphics.