Patent ID: 6425889
Filing Date: 2002-07-30
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A disposable diaper, comprisinga basic diaper structure comprising a liquid-pervious topsheet, a liquid-impervious backsheet and a liquid absorbent core disposed between said topsheet and said backsheet, said basic diaper structure having a front waist region, a rear waist region and a crotch region extending between the front and rear waist regions in a longitudinal direction orthogonal to a transverse direction of the basic diaper structure; a liquid-resistant sheet partially covering said topsheet at least in one of said front and rear waist regions, said liquid-resistant sheet bonded to said basic diaper structure to form, between said liquid-resistant sheet and said topsheet, a first pocket open toward said crotch region; and an elastic member placed in the first pocket, said elastic member being folded along a folding line that divides said elastic member into a first portion placed against an upper surface of said topsheet and a second portion placed against a lower surface of said liquid-resistant sheet, said first and second portions cooperating with each other to form a second pocket opening toward said crotch region and biasing said liquid-resistant sheet away from said topsheet.