Patent ID: 6428525
Filing Date: 2002-08-06
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A single use hygiene item, forming at least one of: a disposable diaper and an incontinence product, comprising:a front part having mechanical fastening elements free of adhesive; a back part defining lateral edges; and fastening tongues extending from each lateral edge of said back part for connecting said back part to said front part for fastening the item placed on a wearer, said fastening tongues each have a base surface and first mechanical fastening elements extending therefrom which operate with said mechanical fastening elements of said front part, which serve as second mechanical fastening elements when fastening the item, said first mechanical fastening elements extending to an effective height from said base surface of said fastening tongues to a free end facing away from said base surface and at least one adhesively designed area to enable fastening of said fastening tongues also to another portion of the item outside said second mechanical fastening elements, wherein at least a portion or all of said first mechanical fastening elements have a respective adhesive application at their end facing away from said base surface, wherein said first mechanical fastening elements simultaneously constitute said adhesively designed area so that they therefore have both a mechanical function for operating with said second mechanical fastening elements of said front part when fastening the item and an adhesive function for item disposal by adhesively adhering the fastening tongues to another portion outside those second mechanical fastening elements of said front part.