| US 7,569,042 B2 | ||
| Disposable garment with multiple fasteners | ||
| Paul T. Van Gompel, Hortonville, Wis. (US); and Georgia L. Zehner, Larsen, Wis. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, Wis. (US) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 29, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/954,536. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0069379 A1, Mar. 30, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. A61F 13/15 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 604—396 [604/391; 604/386; 604/384; 604/385.03; 604/394] | 7 Claims |
| 1. A disposable garment having opposed longitudinal side edges, opposed lateral end edges, a front waist region, a rear waist
region and a crotch region which extends between and connects the front waist region and the rear waist region, the disposable
garment comprising:
a bodyfacing surface;
a garment facing surface;
two first ears joined to the rear waist region, each of the two first ears having a proximal edge and a distal edge;
two second ears joined to the front waist region, each of the two second ears having a proximal edge and a distal edge, and
a dual fastening system, the dual fastening system comprising:
two first fasteners, at least a portion of each of the first fasteners being situated inboard from the distal edge of the
two first ears, each of the two first fasteners being configured to engage at least a portion of the garment facing surface;
and
two second fasteners, at least a portion of each of the second fasteners being situated inboard from the distal edge of the
two second ears, each of the two second fasteners being configured to engage at least a portion of the bodyfacing surface;
wherein each of the two first fasteners has a first fastener longitudinal length, each of the two second fasteners has a second
fastener longitudinal length and the ratio of the second fastener longitudinal length to the first fastener longitudinal length
is greater than 1; and wherein each of the first ears has a first ear longitudinal ear length, each of the second ears has
a second ear longitudinal ear length, and the ratio of the second ear longitudinal ear length to the first ear longitudinal
ear length is greater than 1,
wherein both the first fasteners and the second fasteners are hook-type fasteners,
wherein the garment facing surface which each of the two first fasteners is configured to engage serves as a complementary
loop-type fastener to the two first fasteners, and wherein either an outer cover or a first fastening panel functions as said
complementary loop-type fastener; and
wherein the bodyfacing surface which each of the two second fasteners is configured to engage serves as a complementary loop-type
fastener to the two second fasteners, and wherein either a liner or a second fastening panel functions as said complementary
loop-type fastener.
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