Patent ID: 6290687
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: A44B,A61F,Y10T

Abstract:
A fastener for mutually fastening together the mutually opposing front and rear side-parts of an absorbent article in the form of a diaper or a pants-type sanitary napkin, so as to bring the article to a pants-like form comprising an encircling waistband having a perimeter, wherein the article comprises a central part that includes an absorbent body, and front and rear pliable side-parts that extend from both sides of the central part, the fastener comprises two mutually coacting first and second elements, of which the first element is attached to the front side-part and the second element is attached to the rear side-part on the same side of the central part as the associated first element, wherein the first element includes a fastener portion which projects out in a direction of the perimeter of the waistband and which is insertable into an insertion opening in the associated second element in an insertion direction; said insertion opening being defined by a bottom plate having edges converging in the insertion direction of the fastener portion and two outstanding walls which extend along said converging edges perpendicular to the bottom plate; and the first element includes a substantially rectangular plate with two locking hooks side-wise projecting out from its insertion end, and the substantially rectangular plate has at least one fold which is extended in the insertion direction and has walls projecting out from the plane of the rectangular plate; and the outstanding walls of the second element comprise locking apertures coacting with the locking hooks of the first element.