Patent ID: 8535288
Filing Date: 2013-09-17
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An absorbent product for receiving excrement from a wearer, the absorbent product comprising: a sheet-like main body part including an absorbent core positioned between a back sheet and a top sheet; and a pair of side sheets located on two side portions of said main body part, respectively, said side sheets extending in a longitudinal direction of said main body part, wherein each of said side sheets comprises: (i) a fold line extending over an entire length of said side sheet; (ii) a strip-like bonded part bonded on said main body part, the strip-like bonded part being disposed on one side of said fold line, and an inner edge of said strip-like bonded part being said fold line; and (iii) a side wall part which is disposed on an opposite side of the fold line from the strip-like bonded part, the side wall part having a first portion folded outwardly in a width direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction at said fold line and a second portion folded inwardly in said width direction at a position apart from said fold line, wherein a part of said side wall part stands up from said main body part, wherein said side wall part is water-repellent or liquid-impervious, wherein said side wall part of each of the side sheets comprises: (i) two side wall end parts which are bonded, respectively, on two end portions of said strip-like bonded part; (ii) a standing part being continuous from said two side wall end parts between said two side wall end parts and standing up from said fold line; and (iii) elastic members arranged over almost an entire length in said longitudinal direction of said standing part, the elastic members contracting said standing part to form gathers, and wherein one side wall end part out of said two side wall end parts comprises: (i) a half standing part formed by an inner part of said second portion of said side wall part and being continuous from said standing part and not being bonded to said bonded part nor said main body part, said elastic members being arranged on said half standing part, said half standing part standing up from said main body part by contraction of said elastic members to a height which is lower than a height of said standing part; and (ii) a bonded section which is provided on an outside of said half standing part in said width direction, the bonded section being bonded on said bonded part.