Patent ID: 9265674
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: A61F

Claim Text:
1. An absorbent article having an inner surface, an outer surface, a front waist portion, a back waist portion, a crotch portion extending longitudinally between and connecting the front waist portion and the back waist portion, the absorbent article comprising: a chassis having longitudinally opposite ends, transversely opposite sides defining respective side edges, a bodyside liner at least in part defining the inner surface of the article, an outer cover at least in part defining the outer surface of the article, and an absorbent core disposed between the liner and the outer cover; a pair of ears extending transversely outward from the opposite sides of the chassis at the back waist portion thereof; and a fastening system comprising a primary fastening system and a secondary fastening system, the primary fastening system comprising a primary first fastening component disposed on each of the pair of ears and a primary second fastening component disposed on the outer surface of the article at the front waist portion, the secondary fastening system comprising a secondary second fastening component on each of the pair of ears and a corresponding pair of spaced apart secondary first fastening components on the outer surface of the article at the front waist portion, each of the secondary first fastening components having a transversely inboard-most longitudinal edge that is disposed transversely inward of a transversely inboard-most point of the respective side edges and having a stiffness in the longitudinal direction of the article of less than 185 milligrams according to a Gurley Stiffness Test; wherein the absorbent article includes a pair of longitudinally extending foldlines disposed in the front waist portion, and wherein the inboard-most longitudinal edge of each of the secondary first fastening components is transversely outward and spaced apart from a respective longitudinally extending foldline at least a distance equal to a predetermined process range.