Refastenable absorbent garment
CA 2451050 A1 · Owner: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. · Inventors: Sorenson, Jesse P.; Schmoker, Suzanne M.; Van Gompel, Paul T.
Overview
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A refastenable absorbent garment comprises a body panel comprising a non-woven material, and preferably a non-woven spunbond material having a pattern of discrete bonded areas. The body panel has a non-elasticized area. A hook-type fastener member comprises a high-density array of hooks with a hook density of at least about 60 hooks per square centimeter. At least a portion of the array of hooks is engaged with the non-woven material at the non-elasticized area of the body panel. In one preferred embodiment of the invention between about 5% , and 25% of the non-woven spunbound material comprises the bonded area. In another preferred embodiment, the non-woven spunbond material has a …
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- Filed July 3, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended July 3, 2022.
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