Pants-type diaper or sanitary panty
US5830206A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 4, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 4, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F13/622
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to an absorbent article in the form of a pants-type diaper or sanitary panty, which includes an elongated absorbent body (1) enclosed between two casing sheets (2, 3) which include side parts (7-10) which at opposing front and rear end parts of the absorbent body extend laterally beyond the body on both sides thereof. According to the invention, opposing front and rear side parts (7, 9 and 8, 10 respectively) are joined together by a fastener element (11) which is attached to one of the mutually opposing side parts by a first, strong join (12) and releasably and refastenably joined to the other side part by means of a second join (13) which is weaker than the first join.
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