07.09.20
Susan Joy Ludwig, West Chester, OH; Amy Lynn Tally, Cold Spring, KY; and George Christopher Dobrin, Madeira, OH.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.
Filed: 2/23/17
Issued: 6/9/20
An absorbent article comprising: a central lateral axis; a central longitudinal axis; a liquid permeable topsheet; a liquid impermeable backsheet; an absorbent core positioned at least partially intermediate the liquid permeable topsheet and the liquid impermeable backsheet; a first waist region; a second waist region; a crotch region extending intermediate the first waist region and the second waist region; an outer cover material joined to the backsheet and forming a portion of a garment-facing surface of the absorbent article; a pair of leg cuffs; a pair of crotch narrowing joints in the crotch region; and a fully removable fastening member comprising: a first surface; a second surface opposite to the first surface; a first end; a second end opposite to the first end; a first fastener on the first surface and positioned proximate to the first end; and a second fastener on the first surface and positioned proximate to the second end; wherein the fully removable fastening member has a slot or aperture defined therethrough, and wherein the slot aperture is positioned intermediate the first fastener and the second fastener; and a discrete wetness guard in the first waist region or the second waist region, wherein the wetness guard forms a portion of a wearer-facing surface of the absorbent article.
An absorbent article comprising: a central lateral axis; a central longitudinal axis; a liquid permeable topsheet; a liquid impermeable backsheet; an absorbent core positioned at least partially intermediate the liquid permeable topsheet and the liquid impermeable backsheet; a first waist region; a second waist region; a crotch region extending intermediate the first waist region and the second waist region; an outer cover material joined to the backsheet and forming a portion of a garment-facing surface of the absorbent article; a pair of leg cuffs; a pair of crotch narrowing joints in the crotch region; and a fully removable fastening member comprising: a first surface; a second surface opposite to the first surface; a first end; a second end; and wherein the fully removable fastening member has a slot or aperture defined therethrough, and wherein the slot aperture is positioned intermediate the first fastener and the second fastener opposite to the first end; a first fastener on the first surface and positioned proximate to the first end; and a second fastener on the first surface and positioned proximate to the second end.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.
Filed: 2/23/17
Issued: 6/9/20
An absorbent article comprising: a central lateral axis; a central longitudinal axis; a liquid permeable topsheet; a liquid impermeable backsheet; an absorbent core positioned at least partially intermediate the liquid permeable topsheet and the liquid impermeable backsheet; a first waist region; a second waist region; a crotch region extending intermediate the first waist region and the second waist region; an outer cover material joined to the backsheet and forming a portion of a garment-facing surface of the absorbent article; a pair of leg cuffs; a pair of crotch narrowing joints in the crotch region; and a fully removable fastening member comprising: a first surface; a second surface opposite to the first surface; a first end; a second end opposite to the first end; a first fastener on the first surface and positioned proximate to the first end; and a second fastener on the first surface and positioned proximate to the second end; wherein the fully removable fastening member has a slot or aperture defined therethrough, and wherein the slot aperture is positioned intermediate the first fastener and the second fastener; and a discrete wetness guard in the first waist region or the second waist region, wherein the wetness guard forms a portion of a wearer-facing surface of the absorbent article.
An absorbent article comprising: a central lateral axis; a central longitudinal axis; a liquid permeable topsheet; a liquid impermeable backsheet; an absorbent core positioned at least partially intermediate the liquid permeable topsheet and the liquid impermeable backsheet; a first waist region; a second waist region; a crotch region extending intermediate the first waist region and the second waist region; an outer cover material joined to the backsheet and forming a portion of a garment-facing surface of the absorbent article; a pair of leg cuffs; a pair of crotch narrowing joints in the crotch region; and a fully removable fastening member comprising: a first surface; a second surface opposite to the first surface; a first end; a second end; and wherein the fully removable fastening member has a slot or aperture defined therethrough, and wherein the slot aperture is positioned intermediate the first fastener and the second fastener opposite to the first end; a first fastener on the first surface and positioned proximate to the first end; and a second fastener on the first surface and positioned proximate to the second end.