Fastening element for hygiene articles and endless tape for the production of said element

US7435245B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• PAUL HARTMANN AG · DE

Inventors

• Carsten Wendelstorf · Koblenz, DE
• Rainer Mangold · Tauberbischofsheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 24, 2002
• Grant date: Oct 14, 2008
• Expiry date: Nov 28, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T428/24215
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A fastening element for hygiene articles. The fastening element presents a first longitudinal direction and a second transverse direction in the form of a longitudinal section. The fastening element includes mechanically adhering clip elements, a first section corresponding to a first support layer and a second section corresponding to a second support layer. The first section contains a first zone by which the fastening elements are attached to the hygiene article. The second section contains a second zone arranged outside of the first section in the transverse direction in which the clip elements are provided. The element is folded in a zigzag manner along longitudinal folding lines and the second zone with the mechanically adhering clip elements lies outside of the zigzag folded configuration in the transverse direction.