Patent ID: 6083212
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A disposable diaper having a front waist region, a rear waist region and a crotch region extending between said front and rear waist regions, said diaper comprising:a liquid-permeable topsheet, a liquid-impermeable backsheet and an absorbent core disposed therebetween;at least one of said front and rear waist regions being provided circumferentially along an upper waist zone in proximity of a waist opening of said diaper with an elastic member which is secured to the associated waist region under tension so that a plurality of gathers appear along said upper waist zone as said elastic member contracts;said upper waist zone including a cover for covering a zone of said gathers, said cover having a sheet formed without any elastic attached thereto and having a proximal edge extending circumferentially along an upper edge of said upper waist zone and a distal edge extending downward below said elastic member, said cover being secured at said proximal and distal edges to said upper waist zone.