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US 8,454,571 B2Granted
Disposable absorbent article having a frangible bonding agent
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsEbrahim Rezai, Shunketsu Sue, Stephen Joseph Lange, Mark James Kline, James David Landgrebe
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Abstract
A disposable absorbent article that includes a frangible bonding agent for maintaining the absorbent article in a predetermined configuration. The frangible bonding agent may be disposed on a fastening system in order to maintain one or more portions of the fastening system in a particular position during manufacturing but still provide an easy-to-open fastener when used by a consumer.
Claims32
A disposable absorbent article comprising:
- a mechanical fastening system comprising first and second opposing surfaces, a web, and at least one engaging member joined to the web;
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- a frangible bonding agent disposed on a first portion of the first surface of the fastening system;
- wherein the engaging member includes a plurality of engaging elements and the web includes a plurality of receiving elements that are engageable with the engaging elements;
- wherein the frangible bonding agent is disposed on one or more of the engaging elements;
- wherein the frangible bonding agent is disposed on the engaging elements such that a first group of engaging elements has the frangible bonding agent disposed thereon and a second group of engaging elements is substantially free of the frangible bonding agent, the first group of engaging elements being substantially surrounded by the second group of engaging elements.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.