Appeal No. 96-3549
Application 08/171,484
Appellants’ disclosed invention pertains to a disposable
absorbent article. An understanding of the invention can be
derived from a reading of exemplary claim 76, a copy of which
appears below.
76. A disposable absorbent article comprising:
a body portion comprising a backsheet, an absorbent
core, and a topsheet, said body portion having a first end
region, a second end region opposite of said first end region, an
inside surface, an outside surface opposite of said inside
surface, longitudinal edges, and end edges;
a mechanical fastening system for forming side closures
such that said first end region and said second end region are in
an overlapping configuration when worn, said mechanical fastening
system comprising
a closure member disposed adjacent each
longitudinal edge of said body portion in said first end region,
each said closure member comprising a first mechanical fastening
means for forming a closure, said first mechanical fastening
means comprising a first fastening element;
a landing member disposed on said body portion in
said second end region, said landing member comprising a second
mechanical fastening means for forming a closure with said first
mechanical fastening means, said second mechanical fastening
means comprising a second fastening element mechanically
engageable with said first fastening element; and
disposal means for allowing the absorbent article to be
secured in a disposal configuration after use, said disposal
means comprising a third mechanical fastening means for securing
the absorbent article in the disposal configuration, said third
mechanical fastening means comprising a third fastening element
mechanically engageable with said first fastening element, said
third fastening element being positioned on said body portion on
said outside surface in said first end region.
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