Patent ID: 6238380
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A disposable diaper comprising:liquid-pervious topsheet:a liquid-impervious backsheet; anda liquid-absorbent core disposed between said topsheet and said backsheet,said liquid-pervious topsheet, liquid-impervious backsheet and liquid-absorbent core defining a front waist region, a rear waist region and a crotch region extending between said front waist region and said rear waist region,said disposable diaper further comprising elastic members longitudinally extending along transversely opposite side edges of said diaper from said crotch region into said front and rear waist regions,said liquid-absorbent core extending across said crotch region into said front and rear waist regions and having a top surface for facing a wearer, a bottom surface opposed to said top surface, longitudinally opposite ends and transversely opposite side edges,said liquid-pervious topsheet covering said top surface of said liquid-absorbent core and being folded along said opposed side edges of said liquid-absorbent core and extending onto said bottom surface of said liquid-absorbent core so as to cover said bottom surface at least partially,said liquid-impervious backsheet underlying portions of said liquid-pervious topsheet which are folded onto said bottom surface of said liquid-absorbent core and extending outwards beyond said opposite side edges of said liquid-absorbent core,said portions of said liquid-pervious topsheet which are folded onto said bottom surface of said liquid-absorbent core being bonded to said liquid-impervious backsheet along zones which extend inside said opposite side edges of said liquid-absorbent core, parallel to a center line which divides a width of the diaper in two halves, andsaid elastic members being bonded to said liquid-impervious backsheet in proximity to said opposite side edges of said liquid-absorbent core.