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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2014
Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
David John Enz, Neenah, WI (US);
Robert Lee Popp, Greenville, WI (US);
David Fleger Bishop, Appleton, WI (US);
Wendy Lynn VanDyke, Appleton, WI (US);
Sara Jane Wille Stabelfeldt, Appleton, WI (US);
Catherine Marguerite Hancock-Cooke, Neenah, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
An absorbent article can include a fastening system configured to attach the rear waist region to the front waist region to define a wear configuration of the absorbent article. The fastening system can include a primary fastening system and a secondary fastening system. The primary fastening system can include at least one primary first fastening component and a primary second fastening component. The secondary fastening system can include at least one secondary first fastening component and at least one secondary second fastening component. The absorbent article can further include a strip coupled to the outer cover. The strip can include the primary secondary fastening component. The at least one secondary first fastening component can be coupled to a first carrier.