Patent ID: 7799006
Filing Date: 2010-09-21
Classification: A44B,A61F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A disposable absorbent article for wearing about the lower torso of a wearer, the disposable absorbent article comprising: a first waist region, a second waist region, a crotch region disposed between the first and second waist regions; a first waist edge and a second waist edge; and a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge; the disposable absorbent article further comprising: a topsheet; a backsheet attached to at least a portion of the topsheet; and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; and a tab and slot fastening system comprising: a) a tab member comprising: b) a slot member having an inboard portion and an outboard portion, a tab entrance side and a tab exit side, and a slot disposed between the inboard portion and the outboard portion and passing through the slot member from the tab entrance side to the tab exit side, wherein the slot comprises a first region and an intersecting region, wherein the first region includes a first width and the intersecting region includes a second width, wherein the second width is greater than the first width, wherein the slot member is disposed in the first waist region of the disposable absorbent article, and wherein at least part of the proximal edge lies over the tab exit side at the outboard portion of the slot member when the fastening system is fastened, thereby fastening the first waist region and the second waist region of the disposable absorbent article, and wherein the tab element and the slot are respectively adapted such that the entire tab element may be inserted into the slot at the tab entrance side, passed through the slot, and urged out the tab exit side.