Diaper with opening in top sheet
US5792130A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 5, 1996 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2013/4581
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A diaper having a front part (12), a back part (14) and an intermediate crotch part (13) which includes an absorbent body unit (1) which is joined to a fluid-impermeable bottom sheet (7) and to a fluid-permeable top sheet (9) which lies proximal to the wearer's body in use and which includes an opening (15) situated in the back part and crotch part of the diaper and stretch-mounted elastic devices (20, 21), and which is not attached to the absorbent body unit at least within the region of the opening (15). The absorbent body unit (1) includes a main body (2) which is provided with a leg recess on respective sides thereof, and two side-bodies (3, 4) which are placed laterally outside the main body on respective sides thereof and in respective leg recesses. The absorbent body unit (1) is enclosed between the bottom sheet (7) and an inner casing sheet (8) made of fluid-permeable material, the sheets being mutually joined at parts which lie outside the absorbent body unit and carry stretch-mounted elastic elements (10, 11) along their respective side edges within at least the central part of the diaper. Each side-body (3, 4) has an arcuate edge on that side (22) thereof which lies prox…
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