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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2014
Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Sara Jane Wille Stabelfeldt, Appleton, WI (US);
David Fleger Bishop, Appleton, WI (US);
Wendy Lynn VanDyke, Appleton, WI (US);
Robert Lee Popp, Greenville, WI (US);
David John Enz, Neenah, WI (US);
Catherine Marguerite Hancock-Cooke, Neenah, WI (US);
Alanna Haessler, Appleton, WI (US);
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
An absorbent article includes a chassis having longitudinally opposite ends, transversely opposite sides, a bodyside liner at least in part defining the inner surface of the article, an outer cover at least in part defining the outer surface of the article, and an absorbent core disposed between the liner and the outer cover. A pair of ears extends transversely outward from the opposite sides of the chassis at the second waist portion thereof. A primary fastening system has a primary first fastening component located on each of the pair of ears and a primary second fastening component. A secondary fastening system has a secondary second fastening component located on each of the ears and corresponding secondary first fastening components. A non-linear strip attached to an outer surface of the article includes the primary second fastening component and the secondary first fastening components.