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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2015
Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Nickolas Paul Barnes, Neenah, WI (US);
Patrick Robert Lord, Neenah, WI (US);
Bonnie Lynn VandenPlas, North Ogden, UT (US);
Himanshi Arunkumar Patel, Neenah, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
An absorbent article includes an absorbent assembly including longitudinally opposite ends, transversely opposite sides, a front waist region, a back waist region. The absorbent article also includes a pair of ears extending transversely outward from the opposite sides of the absorbent assembly in the back waist region, each of the ears comprising a loop fastening component. The absorbent article also includes a nonwoven shield coupled to the garment-facing surface of the outer cover and a hook material patch, wherein the hook material patch is disposed between the outer cover and the shield such that at least a portion of the plurality of hooks is accessible through an aperture, and such that at least a portion of the base layer edges is covered by the shield.