Patent ID: 6764479
Filing Date: 2004-07-20
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An absorbent article comprising:a liquid permeable topsheet, a liquid impermeable backsheet, and an absorbent body enclosed therebetween; a front portion, a rear portion and a crotch portion therebetween; a pair of inelastic belt portions attached to the rear portion and which are fastenable together around a waist of a wearer; and a pair of first elastic side panels solely connecting each of said pair of inelastic belt portions to said rear portion, wherein one of said pair of belt portions has a first fastener arrangement connectable to another one of said pair of belt portions, and wherein said front portion has a second fastener arrangement connectable to said pair of belt portions, such that the article will assume a pantlike shape, so that said pair of belt portions form a part of a waist portion of the article.