| US 7,473,818 B2 | ||
| Product seal of dissimilar materials | ||
| Paul J. Datta, Appleton, Wis. (US); Kristi Jo Bryant, Appleton, Wis. (US); Timothy J. Blenke, Neenah, Wis. (US); Stephen C. Baumgartner, Neenah, Wis. (US); Julie A. Moser, Lawrenceburg, Ind. (US); Barbara A. Gossen, Oshkosh, Wis. (US); Catherine Marguerite Hancock-Cook, Neenah, Wis. (US); Mark G. Everson, Neenah, Wis. (US); and Peter S. Lortscher, Neenah, Wis. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, Wis. (US) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 07, 2001, as Appl. No. 10/10,965. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/272548, filed on Mar. 01, 2001. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2002/0165514 A1, Nov. 07, 2002 | ||
| Int. Cl. A61F 13/49 (2006.01); A61F 13/56 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 604—366 [604/367; 604/370; 604/372; 604/385.11; 604/389] | 16 Claims |
| 1. An absorbent article comprising:
a front waist region, a back waist region, and a crotch region extending between the waist regions,
a first ear panel formed of a first material extending from a first edge portion of the front waist region;
a second ear panel formed of a second material different from the first material extending from a first edge portion of the
back waist region, the second material having a basis weight greater than a basis weight of the first material; and
at least one manually tearable passive bond connecting the first ear panel and the second ear panel together.
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