Patent ID: 7226438
Filing Date: 2007-06-05
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A disposable wearing article, comprising: a topsheet adapted to face a wearer's skin; a backsheet adapted to face away from the wearer's skin; a liquid-absorbent layer sandwiched between said topsheet and backsheet; a front waist region; a rear waist region; a crotch region extending in a longitudinal direction of the article between said waist regions; longitudinally opposite ends extending in a transverse direction of the article and transversely opposite edges extending in the longitudinal direction; leg elastic members attached to the transversely opposite edges in a stretchable/contractible manner, said leg elastic members comprising: said backsheet comprising: a non-stretchable auxiliary sheet sandwiched between the inner sheet and the liquid-absorbent layer; wherein said first and second elastic members crossover one another at crossover sites which are located on transversely opposite sides of said liquid-absorbent layer; and said first and second elastic members are permanently bonded at the crossover sites to the non-stretchable auxiliary sheet; and wherein the respective intermediate segments of said first and second elastic members are free of direct attachment to said liquid-absorbent layer; and wherein the intermediate segments of said first and second elastic members are located between and connect the crossover sites located on the transversely opposite sides of said liquid-absorbent layer; and the intermediate segments of said first and second elastic members are free of direct attachment to said non-stretchable auxiliary sheet.