Patent · US Expired

Diaper with elasticized crotch

US5037415A · kind A · utility

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13Claims
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Filing dateNov 30, 1989
Grant dateAug 6, 1991
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Expiry dateNov 30, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F13/49446
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Diaper for disposal after use, comprising an outer sheet (1) which is impermeable to liquids, an inner sheet (2) which is permeable to liquids, an absorbent pad (3), elastic elements (18) extending in the extended state along the opposite longitudinal edges of the absorbent pad, and fastener elements (11) for closing the diaper around the waist of the user. The diaper also comprises two longitudinal strips (14) extending in the stretched state over the entire length of the diaper along the opposite longitudinal edges of the pad (3), between the two sheets (1, 2), each of the strips being fastened at least along its outer longitudinal edge (15) and along its two transverse edges to the outer sheet (1) and along its two opposite longitudinal edges (16) and along its two transverse edges to the inner sheet (2), and the elastic elements (18) are fastened in the extended state on the strips (14) between the two opposite longitudinal edges (15, 16) of the latter.

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