Patent ID: 9060899
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A disposable diaper, comprising: a barrel shaped abdomen portion that is formed by joining together a ventral side outer sheet and a back side outer sheet, the ventral side outer sheet and the back side outer sheet each including lateral sides, a crotch side, and a waist side, the ventral side outer sheet and the back side outer sheet being joined at the respective lateral sides thereof; and an inner body for absorbing excrement that is disposed on a portion of an inner surface of the ventral side outer sheet and disposed on a portion of an inner surface of the back side outer sheet, and said inner body being positioned between a widthwise middle portion of the ventral side outer sheet and a widthwise middle portion of the back side outer sheet; the ventral side outer sheet and the back side outer sheet being separated at their respective crotch sides, wherein the ventral side outer sheet and the back side outer sheet each have a an elongated opening extending in a width direction at a lengthwise middle section in the widthwise middle portion of the respective sheets, a connecting member connecting the ventral side outer sheet to the back side outer sheet, the connecting member being attached to the ventral side outer sheet at the widthwise middle portion on the crotch side with respect to the elongated opening and the connecting member being attached to the back side outer sheet at the widthwise middle portion on the crotch side with respect to the elongated opening, front and back end portions of the inner body are attached to the ventral side outer sheet at a section on the waist side with respect to the elongated opening, and to the back side outer sheet at a section on the waist side with respect to the elongated opening, respectively, and the elongated openings in said ventral side outer sheet and said back side outer sheet are maintained in an at least partially open position by tension created by said connecting member being attached to the ventral side outer sheet and the back side outer sheet on the crotch side with respect to the elongated opening and said inner body being attached to the ventral side outer sheet and the back side outer sheet on the waist side with respect to the elongated opening, wherein the ventral side outer sheet and the back side outer sheet define a portion of leg openings of the disposable diaper.