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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2012
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Mark A. Peltier, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Leigh E. Wood, Woodbury, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
An absorbent article including a chassis and a laminate. The chassis has a topsheet side, a backsheet side, and first and second opposing longitudinal edges extending from a rear waist region to an opposing front waist region. The laminate includes a carrier having a first face and a second face and a fastening patch on a portion of the first face of the carrier. The laminate is wrapped around the first longitudinal edge of the chassis in the rear waist region so that the second face of the carrier contacts the topsheet side and the backsheet side of the chassis. The fastening patch includes fastening elements that are exposed on the topsheet side of the chassis. A method of making the absorbent article is also disclosed.