US Patent No: 7,862,550
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Mechanical fastening system for an absorbent article
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Jan 4, 2011
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Jan 26, 2009
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12/359,863
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Abstract
A mechanical fastening system for an article having a stretchable loop fastener component mountable on the article and including an elastomeric substrate and a high bond point non-woven loop material secured to the elastomeric substrate. The bond points on the non-woven loop material are defined by discrete compression points and the non-woven loop material is substantially free from discrete compression points other than at the bond points. A hook fastener component is mountable on the article and adapted for releasable engagement with the loop fastener component. The stretchable loop fastener component is stretchable relative to the hook fastener component when the fastener components are engaged.
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Cited Art
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| 4,340,563 Method for forming nonwoven webs | 1069 | 1980 | |
| 4,640,726 Heat activation process and apparatus for heat shrinkable material | 44 | 1985 | |
| 4,657,802 Composite nonwoven elastic web | 256 | 1985 | |
| 4,663,220 Polyolefin-containing extrudable compositions and methods for their formation into elastomeric products including microfibers | 766 | 1985 | |
| 4,704,116 Diapers with elasticized side pockets | 569 | 1985 | |
| 4,606,964 Bulked web composite and method of making the same | 196 | 1985 | |
| 4,803,117 Coformed ethylene-vinyl copolymer elastomeric fibrous webs | 84 | 1987 | |
| 4,834,742 Fastening system for a disposable absorbent garment | 91 | 1987 | |
| 4,847,134 Stretchable absorbent undergarment | 152 | 1987 | |
| 4,936,840 Method of reducing fastener irritation and waist droop in a disposable diaper | 141 | 1987 | |
| 4,850,990 Form-fitting self-adjusting disposable garment with elasticized absorbent structure | 51 | 1988 | |
| 4,965,122 Reversibly necked material | 288 | 1988 | |
| 4,981,747 Composite elastic material including a reversibly necked material | 249 | 1988 | |
| 5,019,073 Disposable diaper with improved mechanical fastening system | 158 | 1988 | |
| 4,940,464 Disposable incontinence garment or training pant | 639 | 1989 | |
| 5,114,781 Multi-direction stretch composite elastic material including a reversibly necked material | 238 | 1989 | |
| 5,116,662 Multi-direction stretch composite elastic material | 274 | 1989 | |
| 5,226,992 Process for forming a composite elastic necked-bonded material | 561 | 1989 | |
| 5,104,116 Applicator apparatus and process for rotating and placing a strip of material on a substrate | 209 | 1990 | |
| 5,046,272 Fluid-operated stabilizing apparatus and method | 202 | 1990 | |
| 5,176,671 Fastening system for disposable diaper with disposability feature | 82 | 1990 | |
| 5,176,670 Disposable diaper with improved mechanical fastening system | 85 | 1991 | |
| 5,318,555 Absorbent article having an improved fastening system | 82 | 1992 | |
| 5,224,405 Process for rotating and placing a strip of material on a substrate | 215 | 1992 | |
| 5,374,262 Adjustable garment attachment system | 92 | 1992 | |
| 5,336,545 Composite elastic necked-bonded material | 250 | 1993 | |
| 5,383,872 Disposable diaper with improved mechanical fastening system | 65 | 1993 | |
| 5,386,595 Garment attachment system | 77 | 1994 | |
| 5,669,900 Spunbond loop material for hook and loop fastening systems | 51 | 1994 | |
| 5,476,702 Fastening system for absorbent article and method of manufacture | 41 | 1994 | |
| 5,707,707 Compressively resilient loop structure for hook and loop fastener systems | 29 | 1995 | |
| 5,763,041 Laminate material | 62 | 1995 | |
| 5,766,389 Disposable absorbent article having a registered graphic and process for making | 241 | 1996 | |
| 5,669,901 Absorbent article having an improved mechanical fastening system | 30 | 1996 | |
| 5,693,401 Surgical glove retainer | 25 | 1996 | |
| 5,853,881 Elastic laminates with improved hysteresis | 41 | 1996 | |
| 5,858,515 Pattern-unbonded nonwoven web and process for making the same | 201 | 1996 | |
| 5,910,136 Oriented polymeric microporous films with flexible polyolefins | 35 | 1996 | |
| 5,883,028 Breathable elastic film/nonwoven laminate | 126 | 1997 | |
| 5,964,742 Nonwoven bonding patterns producing fabrics with improved strength and abrasion resistance | 78 | 1997 | |
| 5,997,981 Breathable barrier composite useful as an ideal loop fastener component | 126 | 1997 | |
| 6,197,404 Creped nonwoven materials | 75 | 1997 | |
| 6,102,901 Absorbent article with hook fasteners | 22 | 1998 | |
| 6,142,986 Absorbent article with transition fasteners | 25 | 1998 | |
| 6,150,002 Creped nonwoven liner with gradient capillary structure | 35 | 1998 | |
| 6,036,805 Method of making an asborbent article with prefastened side panels | 114 | 1998 | |
| 6,287,287 Disposable absorbent articles having passive side bonds and adjustable fastening systems | 77 | 1998 | |
| 6,210,389 Fastener system with a lift region | 21 | 1998 | |
| 6,113,717 Method of making refastenable, pant-like disposable absorbent articles | 75 | 1998 | |
| 6,475,600 Composite material having stretch and recovery including a layer of an elastic material and a transversely extensible and retractable necked laminate of non-elastic sheet layers | 36 | 1999 | |
| 6,647,549 Finger glove | 45 | 2001 | |
| 2003/0045,856 Mechanical fastening system having orthogonally oriented engagement members | 10 | 2001 | |
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| 4,209,563 Method for making random laid bonded continuous filament cloth | 171 | 1978 | |
| 4,699,622 Disposable diaper having an improved side closure | 197 | 1986 | |
| 4,963,140 Mechanical fastening systems with disposal means for disposable absorbent articles | 137 | 1987 | |
| 5,032,120 Disposable absorbent article having improved leg cuffs | 93 | 1989 | |
| 5,032,122 Loop fastening material for fastening device and method of making same | 155 | 1989 | |
| 5,143,679 Method for sequentially stretching zero strain stretch laminate web to impart elasticity thereto without rupturing the web | 199 | 1991 | |
| 5,326,612 Nonwoven female component for refastenable fastening device and method of making the same | 132 | 1991 | |
| 5,236,430 Disposable training pant having fusion-slit side seams | 105 | 1991 | |
| 5,380,313 Loop fastening material for fastening device and method of making same | 66 | 1992 | |
| 5,628,741 Absorbent article with elastic feature having a prestrained web portion and method for forming same | 51 | 1994 | |
| 5,407,439 Multi-layer female component for refastenable fastening device and method of making the same | 65 | 1994 | |
| 5,595,567 Nonwoven female component for refastenable fastening device | 91 | 1994 | |
| 5,586,371 Method for manufacturing refastenable fastening systems including a female loop fastening component and the product produced therefrom | 23 | 1994 | |
| 5,624,427 Female component for refastenable fastening device | 91 | 1995 | |
| 5,547,531 Nonwoven female component for refastenable fastening device and method of making the same | 65 | 1995 | |
| 5,622,578 Method for manufacturing refastenable fastening systems including a female loop fastening component and the products produced therefrom | 34 | 1995 | |
| 5,647,864 Nonwoven female component for refastenable fastening device and method of making the same | 50 | 1995 | |
| 5,615,460 Female component for refastenable fastening device having regions of differential extensibility | 68 | 1996 | |
| 5,897,545 Elastomeric side panel for use with convertible absorbent articles | 211 | 1996 | |
| 5,664,302 Method for manufacturing refastenable fastening systems including a female loop fastening component and the products produced therefrom | 13 | 1996 | |
| 6,136,405 Sheet material having a fibrous surface and method of making the same | 11 | 1996 | |
| 5,735,840 Disposable diaper with integral backsheet landing zone | 45 | 1996 | |
| 5,914,084 Method of making a stabilized extensible nonwoven web | 63 | 1997 | |
| 5,785,699 Disposable absorbent article having a backsheet and an inner layer projecting beyond the front transverse edge of the backsheet for engaging with a mechanical fastening member | 49 | 1997 | |
| 5,795,350 Disposable absorbent article having a mechanical fastener | 52 | 1997 | |
| 5,897,547 Absorbent article with elastically extensible landing member | 32 | 1997 | |
| 5,938,648 Absorbent articles exhibiting improved internal environmental conditions | 90 | 1997 | |
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| 4,761,318 Loop fastener portion with thermoplastic resin attaching and anchoring layer | 126 | 1986 | |
| 4,894,060 Disposable diaper with improved hook fastener portion | 297 | 1988 | |
| 5,256,231 Method for making a sheet of loop material | 108 | 1990 | |
| 5,681,302 Elastic sheet-like composite | 86 | 1994 | |
| 5,616,394 Sheet of loop material, and garments having such loop material incorporated therein | 61 | 1995 | |
| 5,699,593 Loop fastening material | 36 | 1996 | |
| 5,786,062 Attachment strips | 28 | 1997 | |
| 5,888,607 Soft loop laminate and method of making | 62 | 1997 | |
| 5,830,298 Loop fastening material | 31 | 1997 | |
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| 5,830,206 Pants-type diaper or sanitary panty | 89 | 1996 | |
| 5,855,574 Method of manufacturing a pants-type diaper or a sanitary panty, and one such absorbent article | 108 | 1996 | |
| 5,901,419 Fastener means for disposable absorbent articles | 13 | 1998 | |
| 6,328,725 Method of producing reclosable absorbent garments and absorbent garments obtained thereby | 72 | 1998 | |
| 6,461,344 Method for manufacturing a pants-type diaper or sanitary panty, and such an article | 59 | 2000 | |
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| 6,417,121 Multicomponent fibers and fabrics made using the same | 24 | 1999 | |
| 6,417,122 Multicomponent fibers and fabrics made using the same | 37 | 1999 | |
| 6,420,285 Multicomponent fibers and fabrics made using the same | 34 | 1999 | |
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| 6,027,485 Retaining fastener and diaper using the fastener | 27 | 1997 | |
| 6,146,738 Female member of mechanical fastener | 23 | 1998 | |
| 6,332,250 Mechanical fastener | 24 | 2000 | |
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| 5,953,797 Hook fasteners and methods of manufacture | 53 | 1996 | |
| 6,018,852 Touch fastener tape | 9 | 1998 | |
| 6,329,016 Loop material for touch fastening | 36 | 1999 | |
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| 5,370,634 Disposable diaper | 199 | 1993 | |
| 5,916,207 Disposable diapers with fastening tapes becoming elastic during use | 26 | 1997 | |
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| 6,086,571 Absorbent article with respirable elastic belt with high stretch and retraction capacity | 43 | 1997 | |
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| 4,714,096 Elastic fabric provided with a looped gripping surface | 46 | 1985 | |
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| 4,739,635 Connector assembly and composite therefor | 34 | 1987 | |
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| 6,192,556 Female component for touch and close fastener and method of manufacturing the same | 14 | 1999 | |
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| 6,301,755 Flexible fabric fastener | 7 | 1999 | |
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| 5,614,281 Creped nonwoven laminate loop fastening material for mechanical fastening systems | 71 | 1995 | |
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| 5,453,318 Olefin polymer films | 33 | 1994 | |
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| 4,205,679 Disposable undergarment | 298 | 1978 | |
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| 5,891,547 Needle punch nonwoven component for refastenable fastening device | 45 | 1997 | |
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| 5,125,246 Knitted elastic lock pile fabric | 36 | 1990 | |
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| 4,834,820 Method for producing tape for putting on disposable diaper | 31 | 1988 | |
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| 4,834,741 Diaper with waist band elastic | 132 | 1987 | |
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| 4,826,499 Absorbent garment having laterally displaceable fastening means | 69 | 1987 | |
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| 4,741,949 Elastic polyetherester nonwoven web | 89 | 1986 | |
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| 4,705,710 Bidirectionally stretchable support tape for hook-and-loop fasteners | 39 | 1986 | |
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| 4,615,695 Combination diaper training pant for children and adults | 171 | 1983 | |
| 4,610,680 Disposable training panty | 141 | 1985 | |
| 5,087,253 Combination diaper training pant for adults and children | 124 | 1986 | |
| 4,896,378 Protective wrist band | 31 | 1988 | |
| 5,867,925 Shoe tassel retainer | 9 | 1997 | |
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