US 2020/0138635 A1 · ABSORBENT ARTICLE

Abstract

In a half-open underpants-shaped diaper, a lateral end portion of a back waist portion is joined by a first joining portion to a lateral end portion of a front waist portion. The back waist portion includes an elastic region and a fastening portion on the other lateral side, the elastic region stretching/contracting in the lateral direction. The fastening portion is fastenable to the front waist portion when putting on the diaper, so that an end of the fastening portion closer to the elastic region is positioned on an end of an absorbent main body opposite to the first joining portion, the elastic region being located on a non-skin side of the other lateral end portion of the front waist portion, and having a stacking part in which the elastic region is stacked on the other lateral end portion of the front waist portion.

Claims7

Dependent claims

1-7. (canceled)

An absorbent article having a longitudinal direction, a lateral direction intersecting the longitudinal direction, and a front-back direction intersecting the longitudinal direction and the lateral direction,

the absorbent article comprising:
a front waist portion extending along the lateral direction;
a back waist portion extending along the lateral direction;
and
a crotch portion provided between the front waist portion and the back waist portion,
a one-side end portion of the back waist portion on a one side in the lateral direction being joined by a first joining portion to a one-side end portion of the front waist portion on the one side in the lateral direction,
the back waist portion including an elastic region and a fastening portion on an other side in the lateral direction,
the elastic region stretching/contracting in the lateral direction,
the fastening portion being capable of being fastened to the front waist portion when putting on the absorbent article,
while the fastening portion being fastened to the front waist portion so that an end of the fastening portion on a side closer to the elastic region is positioned in the lateral direction on an end of the crotch portion opposite to the first joining portion,
the elastic region being located on a non-skin side of an other-side end portion of the front waist portion on the other side in the lateral direction, and having a stacking part in which the elastic region is stacked on the other-side end portion of the front waist portion,
the other-side end portion of the front waist portion not having stretchability.

9 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

16/066,064Filed 18 Oct 2016

Priority

JP 2015-25683528 Dec 2015

Published

7 May 2020

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification9 codes

A61F 13/15585
Apparatus or processes for manufacturing: of babies' napkins, e.g. diapers
A61F 13/496
Specially adapted to be worn around the waist, e.g. diapers or nappies: in the form of pants or briefs
A61F 13/49019
With elastic means: the elastic means being placed longitudinally, transversely or diagonally over the article
A61F 13/49061
The diaper having an outer chassis forming the diaper and an independent absorbent structure attached to the chassis: the diaper having one or two…

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Abstract

Claims7