Rounded corner fastening tab diaper closure
AssigneeMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
InventorsSteven J. Rossini, Roland R. Midgley
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Abstract
A fastening tab for a disposable diaper having a free end having a distal half with a maximum width X-V and a proximal half minimum width y, where x is the width of the manufacturer's end. The tape provides a maximum peel front at the distal end of the attached fastening tab providing a more secure closure and is capable of being cut from a stock roll in a repeating pattern without any waste.
Claims13
A diaper fastening tab comprised of a rectangular manufacturer's bond end and a free end having a fastening surface, the manufacturer's bond end having a width x wherein the improvement comprises a free end formed into a distal half and a proximal half, adjacent the manufacturer's bond end, the proximal half having a minimum width y, and the distal half having a maximum width x-y, where x-y is greater than y, the distal half having a shape such that at a transverse line separating the distal half from the proximal half, the distal half side edge is an inverted mirror image of the adjacent proximal half side edge wherein said diaper fastening tab is attached to an absorbent article.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.