Mechanical fastening system for an absorbent article

An absorbent article for personal wear, the absorbent article comprising:

• a liquid permeable inner layer for contact with a wearer's skin, an outer layer in superposed relationship with the inner layer, and an absorbent layer disposed between the inner layer and the outer layer, the article having a first end region and a second end region;
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• a mechanical fastening system comprising at least one first fastening component disposed generally at the first end region of the article and at least one second fastening component disposed generally at the second end region of said article and adapted for releasable connection with the at least one first fastening component to secure the article on the wearer of said article, the at least one first fastening component comprising an oriented nonwoven loop material secured to a substrate, the oriented nonwoven loop material comprising a nonwoven web of fibers in which a greater number of fibers are oriented in a selected direction by the application of a force in the selected direction to extend the web, the at least one second fastening component comprising a hook material, the oriented nonwoven loop material of the at least one first fastening component being adapted for releasable connection with the hook material of the at least one second fastening component.

A mechanical fastening system for an article, said fastening system comprising:

• a first fastening component comprising a loop material formed by a nonwoven web of fibers, the fibers in the nonwoven web being oriented by drawing of the nonwoven web of fibers in a direction so that more of the fibers are oriented in the direction of drawing than prior to drawing of the nonwoven web of fibers;
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• a second fastening component comprising a hook material, the oriented nonwoven loop material of the first fastening component being adapted for releasable connection with the hook material of the second fastening component.

A mechanical fastening system for an article, said fastening system comprising:

• a first fastening component comprising a loop material formed by a nonwoven web of fibers, the fibers in the nonwoven web being oriented by application of force to the nonwoven web of fibers in a direction so that more of the fibers are oriented in the direction of force than prior to applying a force to the nonwoven web of fibers;
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• a second fastening component comprising a hook material, the oriented nonwoven loop material of the first fastening component being adapted for releasable connection with the hook material of the second fastening component.