公开(公告)号：EP1113733A1

公开(公告)日：2001-07-11

申请号：EP99949711.8

申请日：1999-09-17

申请人： KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.

发明人： LONG, Andrew, Mark ,  HUNTOON, Andrew, Edsel ,  KILLIAN, Thomas, Michael ,  LORD, Patrick, Robert ,  NORTMAN, Brian, Keith ,  ZOROMSKI, Paula, Kay ,  SCHMIDT, Richard, John ,  VONFELDT, Mari-Pat, Yvonne

IPC分类号： A44B18/00 ,  A61F13/62

CPC分类号： A44B18/0061 ,  A61F13/625

摘要： An article has a lengthwise, longitudinal direction (26), a lateral cross-direction (24), a longitudinally extending medial line (40), a first article portion (12), a second article portion (14) and at least one fastener (36) for securing the article on a wearer. The fastener (36) includes at least one first fastener component (70) attached to a lateral side section (86) of the first article portion, and a cooperating, second fastener component (72) attached to the second article portion. The first fastener component (70) includes a first engagement section (52) having a first plurality of non-isotropic engagement members (56), and a second engagement section (54) having a second plurality of non-isotropic engagement members. A longitudinally extending, fastener transition region (76) may be located between laterally adjacent regions of the first and second engagement sections. Each non-isotropic engagement member (56) has a stem portion (58), and a securement element (60) which is non-isotropically disposed at a distal end region of its corresponding stem portion (58) to provide a non-isotropic engagement opening. A majority of the first plurality of non-isotropic engagement members can have their engagement openings directed substantially along a first vector which has a cross-directional vector-component directed along the lateral direction (24). A majority of the second plurality of non-isotropic engagement members can have their engagement openings directed substantially along a second vector which is directed away from the first vector by a selected offset.