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Disposable paper diaper and method of attaching expansible members of the disposable paper diaper

US7329245B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 19, 2001
Grant dateFeb 12, 2008
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Expiry dateNov 20, 2022

Classification

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

Abstract

A disposable diaper having an absorbent, a waist opening and right and left leg openings which are formed when the diaper is in use, and many stretchable members which are provided along the peripheral direction of the diaper at least in a girth area having a lengthwise range extending from said waist opening's edge to said leg openings' start ends and which are spaced at intervals in the lengthwise direction of the diaper. In at least a front body, said stretchable members are provided discontinuously in part of or in the whole of a lengthwise range where said absorbent is located, in an area extending from a joint on one side to a joint on the other side of the diaper.

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