Patent ID: 6752797
Filing Date: 2004-06-22
Classification: A41B,A61F

Abstract:
A disposable pull-on undergarment comprising:a front waist region having longitudinally opposite upper and lower ends and transversely opposite side edges; a rear waist region having longitudinally opposite upper and tower ends and transversely opposite side edges with sections of said side edges thereof extending aside from said upper ends being bonded to sections of said side edges of said rear waist region which extend aside from said upper ends of said rear waist regions to form a waist-opening, said rear waist region further including a liquid-pervious topsheet defining an inner surface thereof and a liquid-impervious backsheet defining an outer surface thereof; a liquid-absorbent core disposed between said liquid-pervious topsheet and said liquid-impervious backsheet; and fastening zones provided on said lower ends of said front and rear waist regions along which said lower ends of said front and rear waist regions are releasably fastened together, said fastening zones including a first fastening zone provided on an inner surface of said front waist region and extending from a vicinity of said lower end toward said upper end of said front waist region, a second fastening zone provided on an inner surface of the rear waist region in vicinity of said lower end and releasably engaged with said first fastening zone lying adjacent said upper end of said front waist region and a third fastening zone provided on an outer surface of said rear waist region and spaced apart from said second fastening zone toward said upper end so that said third fastening zone is engaged with said first fastening zone lying adjacent said lower end of said front waist region, said first, second and third fastening zones each having a width and a length which is greater than the width, the length of each of the first, second and third fastening zones extending in a transverse direction of the undergarment and being parallel to one another along the transverse direction.