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Pull-on type disposable diaper

US6264643A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 30, 1995
Grant dateJul 24, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 30, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F13/49019
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A shorts type disposable diaper includes a body having a liquid permeable topsheet, a liquid impermeable backsheet, and an absorbent member interposed between the topsheet and the backsheet. The body includes a stomach-side portion which is located on the stomach side of a diaper wearer when the diaper is worn, a back-side portion which is located on the back side of the wearer when the diaper is worn, and a crotch portion which is located between the stomach-side portion and the back-side portion. The body has a pair of first expansible side panels, each of the first expansible side panels being affixed to each longitudinal side of the stomach-side portion and a pair of second expansible side panels, each of the second expansible side panels being affixed to each longitudinal side of the back-side portion. The first expansible side panels of the stomach-side portion are affixed to the second expansible side panels of said back-side portion to thereby define a waist opening portion, a pair of leg opening portions and a body-surrounding portion located around the wearer's body when the diaper is worn. Elastic members are arranged on an area adjacent to the waist opening portion and …

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