Absorbent article having fastening system
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsHiroshi Nakahata, Urmish Popatlal Dalal, James David Landgrebe
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Abstract
A fastening member includes a base substrate and one or more engagement portions disposed on the base substrate. The one or more engagement portions comprise a first engagement portion. The engagement portions each comprise one or more hooks. The fastening member comprises a fold line and the fold line is at least partially disposed within the first engagement portion.
Claims18
A fastening member comprising:
- a base substrate;
- one or more engagement portions disposed on the base substrate and comprising a first engagement portion;
- wherein:
- the engagement portions each comprise;
- an outboard longitudinal edge;
- an inboard longitudinal edge;
- an outboard lateral edge extending between the outboard longitudinal edge and the inboard longitudinal edge;
- an inboard lateral edge extending between the outboard longitudinal edge and the inboard longitudinal edge;
- and
- a plurality of hooks extending between the outboard longitudinal edge and the inboard longitudinal edge and extending between the outboard lateral edge and the inboard lateral edge;
- the fastening member comprises a fold line;
- the fold line is laterally positioned between the outboard longitudinal edge of the first engagement portion and the inboard longitudinal edge of the first engagement portion and is at least partially disposed within the first engagement portion;
- and
- at least one engagement portion of the one or more engagement portions comprises one or more hooks integrally formed from the base substrate.
A fastening member comprising:
- a base substrate having a first outboard longitudinal edge and a first inboard longitudinal edge;
- and
- an engagement portion disposed on the base substrate, the engagement portion comprising:
- a second outboard longitudinal edge and a second inboard longitudinal edge;
- and
- a plurality of fastening elements extending between the second outboard longitudinal edge and the second inboard longitudinal edge;
- wherein the first outboard longitudinal edge is at least partially coincident with the second outboard longitudinal edge and the first inboard longitudinal edge is at least partially coincident with the second inboard longitudinal edge;
- wherein the first outboard longitudinal edge and the first inboard longitudinal edge are separated by a first lateral edge;
- and
- wherein the second outboard longitudinal edge and the second inboard longitudinal edge are separated by a second lateral edge.
An absorbent article comprising a topsheet, backsheet and absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and backsheet, and further comprising a back ear and a fastening member;
- wherein the fastening member comprises a base substrate having an engagement portion disposed thereon;
- wherein the fastening member is joined to the back ear at a fastener attachment bond;
- wherein the fastener attachment bond is at least partially disposed in the engagement portion;
- and
- wherein the engagement portion comprises:
- an outboard longitudinal edge;
- an inboard longitudinal edge;
- and
- a plurality of fastening elements, wherein the plurality of fastening elements extend between the outboard longitudinal edge and the inboard longitudinal edge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.