Patent ID: 6663612
Filing Date: 2003-12-16
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An open-type disposable diaper comprising:a liquid-pervious topsheet; a liquid-impervious backsheet; a liquid-absorbent core disposed between said liquid-pervious backsheet and said liquid-impervious backsheet; a front waist region; a rear waist region; a crotch region extending between said front waist region and said rear waist region in a longitudinal direction of the diaper; wings formed on transversely opposite side portions of said rear waist region and extending outward in a circumferential direction intersecting said longitudinal direction; and fastener sections formed on said wings and extending outward in said circumferential direction and provided on inner surfaces thereof with male mechanical members, said fastener sections configured to connect side portions of the front and rear waist regions of said diaper together, each of said wings having inner and outer surfaces of which at least said inner surfaces comprises a nonwoven fabric, said nonwoven fabric being formed with a plurality of spaced apart fine depressions that comprise an may that extends coextensively with the entire inner surface of each of the wings, said plurality of fine depressions being arranged so that there are less of said plurality of fine depressions per unit area in a region of said wings which is configured to be engaged by said male mechanical fastener members than in another region of said wings.