Absorbent article having inwardly-folded pleated flaps
CA 2079557 C · Owner: The Procter & Gamble Company · Inventors: Osborn, Thomas Ward, Iii; Niihara, Kaoru
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An absorbent article, such as a sanitary napkin having flaps, that have inwardly-folded pleats that provide zones of differential extensibility for relieving the stresses that develop in the flaps when the flaps are folded down along the edges of crotch of the wearer's undergarments is provided.
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- Filed September 30, 1992 and granted August 25, 1998. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 30, 2012.
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