11.10.14
Ebrahim Rezai, Mason, OH, US; Jay Tao, Mason, OH, US; Stephen Joseph Lange, Cincinnati, OH, US; Mark James Kline, Okeana, OH, US; and James David Landgrebe, Cincinnati, OH, US. Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH, US. Filed by The Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, OH, US.
Filed: 5/2/13
Issued: 3/18/14
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; and 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 receiving elements; wherein the frangible bonding agent is disposed on one or more of the engaging elements; wherein the frangible bonding agent spans a gap between the engaging elements; and 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.