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Configurable Absorbent Articles Having Removable Fastening Members:

U.S. Patent No. 11,399,992

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By: Tara Olivo

Associate Editor at Nonwovens Industry, Rodman Media

Amy Lynn Tally, Cold Spring, KY; Susan Joy Ludwig, West Chester, OH; and Donald Carroll Roe, West Chester, OH.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.

Filed: 8/21/18
Issued: 8/2/22

An absorbent article comprising: a central lateral axis; a central longitudinal axis; a liquid permeable topsheet; a liquid impermeable backsheet; an absorbent core positioned at least partially intermediate the liquid permeable topsheet and the liquid impermeable backsheet; a first waist region on a first side of the central lateral axis; a second waist region on a second side of the central lateral axis; a crotch region extending intermediate the first waist region and the second waist region; an outer cover material joined to the backsheet and forming a portion of a garment-facing surface of the absorbent article; a pair of leg cuffs; an adjustable waist circumference; a first fully removable fastening member configured to join the first waist region to the second waist region on a first side of the central longitudinal axis, the first fully removable fastening member comprising: a first surface; a second surface opposite to the first surface; a first end; a second end opposite to the first end; a first fastener on the first surface and positioned proximate to the first end; and a second fastener on the first surface and positioned proximate to the second end; a second fully removable fastening member configured to join the first waist region to the second waist region on a second side of the central longitudinal axis, the second fully removable fastening member comprising: a third surface; a fourth surface opposite to the third surface; a third end; a fourth end opposite to the third end; a third fastener on the third surface and positioned proximate to the third end; and a fourth fastener on the third surface and positioned proximate to the fourth end; a first umbilical cord notch defined in a first end edge in the first waist region; and a second umbilical cord notch defined in a second end edge in the second waist region; wherein the first umbilical cord notch and the second umbilical cord notch have identical dimensions; wherein the adjustable waist circumference, using at least one of the first and second fully removable fastening members, is configured to fit a wearer waist or hip circumference in a range of about 70 mm to about 300 mm; wherein a ratio of a length of the first fully removable fastening member to a total length of the absorbent article is in the range of 0.10 to 0.19; and wherein the absorbent article is configured for reversible wear about the central lateral axis.

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