Absorbent article having a tear away section
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsAndrew Long, Julie Paveletzke
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Abstract
A disposable absorbent article includes a bodyside liner, an outer cover, an absorbent body disposed between the liner and the outer cover, a front waist region, a back waist region, a crotch region extending between and interconnecting the front and back waist regions, and a tear away section configured to be torn from the absorbent article when at least a threshold force is applied to the tear away section. The front and back waist regions are attached to each other by side panels at least partially defining leg openings and a waist opening of the absorbent article. The tear away section extends from the waist opening to a respective leg opening and is defined by at least one line of weakness. The tear away section has a tear strength greater than the threshold force.
Claims16
A disposable absorbent article having transversely opposite sides, the article comprising:
- a bodyside liner;
- an outer cover;
- an absorbent body disposed between the liner and the outer cover;
- a front waist region, a back waist region and a crotch region extending between and interconnecting the front and back waist regions, the front and back waist regions being attached to each other by side panels at least partially defining leg openings and a waist opening of the absorbent article, the side panels attaching the front and back waist regions together at side seams;
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- a tear away section disposed on one of the sides of the article and at least in part traversing the respective side seam, the tear away section being configured to be torn from the absorbent article when at least a threshold force is applied to the tear away section, the tear away section extending from the waist opening to a respective leg opening and being defined by lines of weakness, only one of the lines of weakness including a non-weakened portion, the tear away section having a tear strength greater than the threshold force, wherein the non-weakened portion is configured to attach the tear away section and the absorbent article when the threshold force is applied to the tear away section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.