Patent ID: 6210386
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A disposable pull-on undergarment comprising:a liquid-permeable topsheet;a liquid-permeable backsheet;a liquid-absorbent core disposed between said topsheet and said backsheet;said topsheet, backsheet and core defining first and second waist regions and a crotch region extending between said first and second waist regions;said first and second waist regions being bonded together along transversely opposite side edges thereof, respectively, so as to form a waist-opening and a pair of leg-openings; andan auxiliary flap extending in front of said backsheet between said transversely opposite side edges of said first region, wherein said auxiliary flap comprises a nonwoven fabric and a plurality of elastic members extending circumferentially of said waist opening and secured to said nonwoven fabric under tension.