Patent ID: 6371951
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An absorbent garment for use in absorbing bodily fluids, said garment having a first longitudinal side edge, a second longitudinal side edge, a front waist portion and a rear waist portion, said front waist portion being provided with front attachment means and said rear waist portion being provided with rear attachment means, said front and said rear attachment means providing cooperating surfaces allowing attachment of said front and rear attachment means together, wherein said garment has a longitudinal axis extending substantially between mid-portions of the front and rear waist portions, and wherein said front attachment means extends transversely with respect to said longitudinal axis, wherein said front attachment means comprises an attachment strip, said attachment strip comprising separate attachment portions and at least one elastic section comprising elastic material, wherein said attachment portions are each formed as a strip together with said at least one elastic section such that movement of said attachment portions away from each other causes stretching of said at least one elastic section, wherein said attachment portions are located between said first and second longitudinal side edges.