Patent · US Expired

Absorbent article

US6764479B2 · kind B2 · utility

27Cited by
14References
6Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 20, 2001
Grant dateJul 20, 2004
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 25, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F13/496
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Absorbent article such as a diaper and an incontinence guard includes a pair of belt portions attached to the rear portion or alternatively to the front portion of the article. The belt portions are fastened together around the waist of the wearer, wherein the one belt portion carries a first fastener arrangement intended to be attached against the opposite belt portion. The front portion or alternatively the rear portion exhibits a second fastener arrangement intended to be attached to the belt portions in such a way that the article will assume a pantlike shape, where the belt portions form a part of the waist portions of the pant. The belt portions are attached to the rear portion or alternatively to the front portion of the article via first elastic side panels arranged on the article. The front portion or alternatively the rear portion of the article has second elastic side panels to which the second fastener arrangement is attached.

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