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US 3,937,221 AGranted
Disposable diaper with permanently attached closure system with a string gripper
AssigneeJohnson & Johnson
InventorLudwig Tritsch
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AssigneeJohnson & Johnson
InventorLudwig Tritsch
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A disposable diaper adhesive closure means is provided in which an adhesive tab used to apply the diaper about an infant is permanently attached to the diaper at one end, and the opposite free tacky end of the tab is folded over and releasably adhered to a central portion of the tab which is provided with a release coated surface. A string separator attached to the adhesive tab is interposed between the folded over free tacky end of the tab and the central portion leaving an exposed string end so that the exposed string end can be pulled to release the free end of the tab for use in fastening the diaper about a baby. The string remains attached to the tacky free end of the tab. This eliminates the need for disposal by the consumer of a cover strip or of any other part of the adhesive closure means when the diaper is applied.
An adhesive tab means for a disposable diaper having an absorbent layer and a moisture-impervious backing sheet at one side thereof which comprises an elongated tape segment permanently attached at one end to said backing sheet at a marginal location thereon and providing a central portion and a free end;
In combination with a disposable diaper having an absorbent layer and a moisture-impervious backing sheet substantially coextensive therewith, the improvement comprising:
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