Patent ID: 9211215
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A disposable diaper, comprising: an inner part having a longitudinal direction and a width direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction, said inner part including a side flap at one of end portions of the inner part in the longitudinal direction and connected to at least one of end portions of the inner part in the width direction; a tape fastener attached to a side end portion of the side flap and for engaging with the other end portion of the inner part in the longitudinal direction; and a gather including a plurality of elongated stretchable members fixed to the gather in a state where the stretchable members are stretched in the longitudinal direction, wherein the tape fastener includes a tape attaching part attached to the side flap and exposed at an outer side face of the side flap, the side flap includes a leg periphery side region adapted to be positioned closer to a leg of a wearer than the tape attaching part when the disposable diaper is fitted onto the wearer, the leg periphery side region is configured to be folded upwardly to cover at least partially an end portion of the tape attaching part adjacent the leg of the wearer in response to a stress generated when the tape fastener is engaged, while being pulled, with the other end portion of the inner part in the longitudinal direction, whereby said leg periphery side region folded upwardly prevents the end portion of the tape attaching part from directly contacting the wearer's skin, the gather is provided in said at least one end portion of the inner part in the width direction, the side flap has a bonded part bonded to the inner part, and the bonded part is, in the width direction, inboard of an innermost stretchable member among the stretchable members of said gather.