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US 2003/0125702 A1Published application
Absorbent article with fastening system
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsLaurie Couture-Dorschner, Heather Schenck Mortell, David Arthur Kuen, Robert Lee Popp
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Abstract
A pant-like absorbent refastenable garment adapted to easy application and removal has hook and loop fasteners on the front and back side panels and in particular embodiments frangible bonds connecting the front and back side panels. The frangible bonds connecting the front and back side panels can be easily broken by the user prior to use and the hook and loop fasteners can be engaged prior to, or during, donning. The hook and loop fasteners do not need to be prefastened at the time of manufacture.
Claims59
A disposable garment comprising:
- at least one front panel comprising a fastening component;
- at least one back panel comprising a mating fastening component;
- at least one frangible bond connecting the front panel and the back panel, the fastening component and the mating fastening component being in the unfastened condition.
A disposable refastenable garment comprising:
- a front side panel comprising a fastening component;
- a back side panel comprising a mating fastening component;
- a frangible bond connecting the front side panel and the back side panel, the fastening component and the mating fastening component being in the unfastened condition;
- wherein the fastening component and the mating fastening component are engageable only upon breaking the frangible bond.
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A disposable garment, comprising:
- a chassis including a first front side panel and a second front side panel, a first back side panel and a second back side panel, and defining a waist opening and first and second leg openings;
- each front side panel having an inner surface and an outer surface and defining a distal edge;
- each back side panel having an inner surface and an outer surface and defining a distal edge;
- a first frangible bond connecting the first front side panel and the first back side panel;
- a second frangible bond connecting the second front side panel and the second back side panel;
- wherein each of the front side panels comprises a fastening component bonded to one of the inner and the outer surfaces adjacent the distal edge of the front side panel, and each of the back side panels comprises a mating fastening component bonded to one of the inner and the outer surfaces adjacent the distal edge of the back side panel, the fastening component and the mating fastening component being in the unfastened condition;
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- wherein each of the front side panels defines a distance between the fastening component and the distal edge, and each of the back side panels defines a distance between the mating fastening component and the distal edge.
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An absorbent garment, comprising:
- a chassis including a first front side panel and a second front side panel, a first back side panel and a second back side panel, defining a waist opening and first and second leg openings, and each front side panel and each back side panel having an inner surface and an outer surface;
- each front side panel defining a distal edge;
- each back side panel defining a distal edge;
- a first frangible bond connecting the first front side panel and the first back side panel;
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- a second frangible bond connecting the second front side panel and the second back side panel;
- each front side panel and each back side panel having a nonwoven substrate and at least one of the front side panels and the back side panels defining an attachment surface;
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- at least one fastening component bonded to one of the front side panels and the back side panels on one of the inner surface and the outer surface, the at least one fastening component comprising a mechanical fastening element adapted to refastenably engage the attachment surface.
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An absorbent garment, comprising:
- a chassis including a first front side panel and a second front side panel, a first back side panel and a second back side panel, defining a waist opening and first and second leg openings, and each front side panel and each back side panel having an inner surface and an outer surface;
- each front side panel defining a distal edge;
- each back side panel defining a distal edge;
- a first frangible bond connecting the first front side panel and the first back side panel;
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- a second frangible bond connecting the second front side panel and the second back side panel;
- a portion of the chassis having a nonwoven substrate defining an attachment surface;
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- at least one fastening component bonded to one of the front side panels and the back side panels on one of the inner surface and the outer surface, the at least one fastening component comprising a mechanical fastening element adapted to refastenably engage the attachment surface.
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An absorbent garment, comprising:
- a chassis including a first front side panel and a second front side panel, a first back side panel and a second back side panel, and each front side panel and each back side panel having an inner surface and an outer surface;
- one of the front side panels and the back side panels comprising a nonwoven substrate and defining an attachment surface;
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- at least one fastening component bonded to the inner surface of one of the front side panels and the back side panels, the at least one fastening component comprising a mechanical fastening element adapted to refastenably engage the attachment surface;
- wherein the at least one fastening component engages the attachment surface, and the inner surface of the first front side panel faces the inner surface of the first back side panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.