Multi-functional fastener for disposable absorbent articles

A prefastened disposable absorbent article comprising an absorbent, an interior surface configured to face a wearer's body in use, an outer surface opposite the interior surface, a front waist region, a back waist region, a crotch region which extends between and connects the waist regions and a pair of laterally opposed side edges, wherein the absorbent article further includes a multi-functional fastening system comprising:

• a) a pair of primary fasteners that are respectively attached to and located on the opposed side edges of the back waist region and that are refastenably engaged during manufacture to the outer surface of the front waist region thereby defining a waist perimeter dimension;
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• b) a waist size adjustment means located in the back waist region and configured to refastenably engage the outer surface of the absorbent article in the front waist region for reducing the waist perimeter dimension of the absorbent article without releasing the primary fasteners in use to conform the waist regions to a wearer's body.

A prefastened disposable absorbent article comprising an absorbent, an interior surface configured to face a wearer's body in use, an outer surface opposite the interior surface, a front waist region, a back waist region, a crotch region which extends between and connects the waist regions and a pair of laterally opposed side edges wherein the prefastened absorbent article further includes a multi-functional fastening system comprising:

• a) a pair of primary fasteners that are respectively located on the opposed side edges in the back waist region and that are refastenably prefastened to the outer surface in the front waist region of the disposable absorbent article to refastenably engage the front waist region to the back waist region during manufacture to define a waist perimeter dimension and to provide the prefastened disposable absorbent article;
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• b) a secondary fastener that is located in the back waist region and that is configured to refastenably engage the outer surface of the absorbent article in the front waist region to reduce the waist perimeter dimension and conform the waist regions to the wearer's body after the prefastened disposable absorbent article is pulled on over a wearer's hips.

A prefastened disposable absorbent article comprising an absorbent, an interior surface configured to face a wearer's body in use, an outer surface opposite the interior surface, a front waist region, a back waist region, a crotch region which extends between and connects the waist regions and a pair of laterally opposed side edges wherein the prefastened absorbent article further includes a multi-functional fastening system comprising:

• a) a pair of primary fasteners that are respectively located on the opposed side edges in the front waist region and that are refastenably prefastened to the outer surface in the back waist region of the disposable absorbent article to refastenably engage the back waist region to the front waist region during manufacture to define a waist perimeter dimension and to provide the prefastened disposable absorbent article;
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• b) a secondary fastener that is located in the front waist region and that is configured to refastenably engage the outer surface of the absorbent article in the back waist region to reduce the waist perimeter dimension and conform the waist regions to the wearer's body after the prefastened disposable absorbent article is pulled on over a wearer's hips.