Russell Andrew Hayden, New Richmond, OH; Abhishek Prakash Surushe, Schwalbach am Taunus, Germany; Jeromy Thomas Raycheck, South Lebanon, OH; Kumardipti Chatterjee, Indian HIll, OH; Donald Carroll Roe, West Chester, OH; and Alejandro Jose Rivero, São Paulo, Brazil.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.

Filed: 12/12/19
Issued: 8/20/24

A pant-type diaper comprising: a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and backsheet; a first waist region, a second waist region and a crotch region disposed between the first waist region and the second waist region; and a fastening system comprising a fastening component having hooks integral with a belt in the first waist region such that the hooks are formed from a portion of the belt, the belt further comprising an anchoring zone and a decoupled zone, wherein the fastening component is at least partially disposed in the anchoring zone, the anchoring zone being adjacent to the decoupled zone, wherein the chassis comprises anchoring bonding sites, wherein the anchoring bonding sites define a perimeter for the anchoring zone, wherein the decoupling zone includes a zone of weakness, and the fastening system further comprising a receiving component disposed in the second waist region, the receiving component being operatively engageable with the fastening component.