Patent ID: 6423042
Filing Date: 2002-07-23
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A disposable diaper comprising:a pants-shaped outer cover having a front waist region having an upper and a lower portion, a rear waist region and a crotch region extending between said front waist region and said rear waist region, said crotch region having a longitudinal central portion, said outer cover being provided in a transversely middle of said front waist region with a middle zone which covers a wearer's urethral meatus and a surrounding area thereof, said middle zone extending from the lower portion of said front waist region to the longitudinal central portion said crotch region and including elastic members which cause said middle zone to be elastic transversely of said diaper; a waist-opening; a pair of openings, said middle zone extending from one leg-opening of said pair of leg-openings to another leg-opening of said pair of leg-openings; and a liquid-absorbent pad attached to an inner surface of said outer cover and extending across said crotch region into said front and rear waist regions, said liquid-absorbent pad comprising: a liquid-pervious topsheet; a liquid-impervious backsheet; a liquid-absorbent core; longitudinally opposite ends which extend transversely of said diaper; and transversely opposite side edges which extend longitudinally of said diaper, an outer surface of said longitudinally opposite ends being joined to the inner surface of said outer cover, and outer surfaces of said side edges being joined to the inner surface of said outer cover along zones of said outer cover which zones are transversely spaced apart from each other across said middle zone.