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U.S. Patent No. 11,058,591
August 31, 2021
By: Karen McIntyre
Editor
Henning Vohwinkel, Kronberg, Germany; Wolfgang Domeier, Frankfurt Am Main, Germany; Rainer Hefele, Wurzburg, Germany; Bruce William Lavash, West Chester, OH; and Holger Wendt, Schwalbach am Taunus, Germany. Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH. Filed: 5/11/18 Issued: 7/13/21 A feminine hygiene article having a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, a longitudinal centerline and a lateral centerline perpendicular to the longitudinal centerline, a first end, an opposing second end, and an intermediate region connecting the first end and the second end, the first end having a width Wf and the second end having a width Ws; the feminine hygiene article further comprising: a first wing extending laterally outboard of the chassis having a first leading edge extending outboard of the chassis, a first trailing edge extending outboard of the chassis and one or more edges connecting the first leading edge and the first trailing edge, wherein the first wing has a first length and a first bisecting line bisecting the first length, the first bisecting line forming, at least a portion, of a boundary between a first distal zone and a first proximal zone, wherein the first distal zone is disposed more outboard of the chassis than the first proximal zone, and wherein the first proximal zone forms the uppermost portion of the first wing, wherein the first wing is asymmetric about the first bisecting line, wherein the first wing further comprises a first surface and an opposing second surface, a first adhesive area and a second adhesive area disposed on the second surface, wherein the first adhesive area is disposed asymmetrically with respect to the first bisecting line; a second wing extending laterally outboard of the chassis having a second leading edge extending outboard of the chassis, a second trailing edge extending outboard of the chassis and one or more edges connecting the second leading edge and the second trailing edge, wherein the second wing has a second length and a second bisecting line bisecting the second length, and the second bisecting line forming, at least a portion, of a second distal zone and a second proximal zone, wherein the second distal zone is disposed more outboard of the chassis than the second proximal zone, and wherein the second proximal zone forms the lowermost portion of the second wing, wherein the second wing further comprises a first surface and an opposing second surface, a third adhesive area and a fourth adhesive area disposed on the second surface, wherein the third adhesive area is disposed asymmetrically with respect to the second bisecting line; a first visual signal disposed on the first wing, wherein the first visual signal comprises a first visual signal area, and wherein the first visual signal area is disposed asymmetrically with respect to the first bisecting line as determined by the Visual Signal Area Measurement Method disclosed herein; and a second visual signal disposed on the second wing, wherein the second visual signal comprises a second visual signal area, and wherein the second visual signal area is disposed asymmetrically with respect to the second bisecting line as determined by the Visual Signal Area Measurement Method disclosed herein.
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