Patent · US Expired

Disposable diaper with three dimensional gathers

US6120486A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 4, 1997
Grant dateSep 19, 2000
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Expiry dateJun 4, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2013/49028
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A disposable diaper according to the present invention includes a liquid permeable top sheet, a liquid impermeable back sheet, and a liquid retentive absorbent member interposed between the top sheet and the back sheet, and having a pair of inner sheets which are connected to the back sheet and are provided at opposite longitudinal side portions of the disposable diaper on its top sheet side such that the longitudinal inner side edges of the inner sheets are located inwardly along the longitudinal side edges of the absorbent member. Each of the inner sheets includes a laminate of a non-woven fabric and a film, and each inner sheet is arranged such that the non-woven fabric is located on the skin-contacting surface side of the diaper, and wherein the back sheet includes a laminate of non-woven fabric and a film. The back sheet is arranged such that the non-woven fabric is located on the outer skin-noncontacting surface side of the laminate.

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