01.02.25
Amy L. Tally, Cold Spring, KY; Susan J. Ludwig, West Chester, OH; Donald C. Roe, West Chester, OH; Ronald J. Zink, Blue Ash, OH; and Jennifer J. Gustin, Cincinnati, OH.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.
Filed: 6/30/23
Issued: 12/10/24
An absorbent article comprising: a topsheet; a backsheet; an absorbent core positioned at least partially between the topsheet and the backsheet; a first waist region; a second waist region; a crotch region extending between the first waist region and the second waist region; an outer cover nonwoven material joined to the backsheet and forming a portion of a garment-facing surface of the absorbent article; and a fully removable fastening member configured to join a portion of the first waist region to a portion of the second waist region, the fully removable fastening member comprising: a central lateral axis; a central longitudinal axis; a first side edge; a second side edge; a first nonwoven material comprising a first surface; a second nonwoven material comprising a second surface opposite to the first surface; an elastic film positioned at least partially between the first nonwoven material and the second nonwoven material; a first end region comprising a first end; a second end region comprising a second end, wherein the first end region is opposite to the second end region; a first fastener on the first surface and positioned in the first end region; a second fastener on the first surface and positioned in the second end region; and a grasp region either partially laterally outboard of the first fastener or laterally outboard of the first fastener in the first end region and proximate to the first end, wherein the grasp region is at least partially free of the elastic film.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.
Filed: 6/30/23
Issued: 12/10/24
An absorbent article comprising: a topsheet; a backsheet; an absorbent core positioned at least partially between the topsheet and the backsheet; a first waist region; a second waist region; a crotch region extending between the first waist region and the second waist region; an outer cover nonwoven material joined to the backsheet and forming a portion of a garment-facing surface of the absorbent article; and a fully removable fastening member configured to join a portion of the first waist region to a portion of the second waist region, the fully removable fastening member comprising: a central lateral axis; a central longitudinal axis; a first side edge; a second side edge; a first nonwoven material comprising a first surface; a second nonwoven material comprising a second surface opposite to the first surface; an elastic film positioned at least partially between the first nonwoven material and the second nonwoven material; a first end region comprising a first end; a second end region comprising a second end, wherein the first end region is opposite to the second end region; a first fastener on the first surface and positioned in the first end region; a second fastener on the first surface and positioned in the second end region; and a grasp region either partially laterally outboard of the first fastener or laterally outboard of the first fastener in the first end region and proximate to the first end, wherein the grasp region is at least partially free of the elastic film.
