ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH A FASTENING SYSTEM WITH REDUCED WASTE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Russian patent published in 2018 - IPC A61F13/15 

FIELD: medicine; hygiene.

SUBSTANCE: method of manufacturing the absorbent article may include cutting a first web of ear tab material to provide a first ear tab that is registered and cutting a second web of ear tab material to provide a second ear tab that is registered. Method may also include providing a web of ear panel material, coupling the first and second ear tabs to the web of ear panel material, cutting the web of ear panel material to provide first and second ear panels to form first and second ears, and coupling the first and second ears to the absorbent assembly to form at least a portion of the fastening system for the absorbent article. First and second ears can be configured to be different from one another.

EFFECT: absorbent article with a fastening system with a reduced amount of waste and a method for manufacturing such an absorbent article are disclosed.

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