Patent ID: 6572601
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A prefastened disposable absorbent article which defines an absorbent, a front waist region, a back waist region, a crotch region which extends between and connects said waist regions and a pair of opposed side edges wherein said prefastened absorbent article comprises;a) a pair of primary fasteners which are located on said opposed side edges in said back waist region and which overlap and releasably engage said front waist region of said absorbent article to provide said prefastened absorbent article; b) a belt located in said back waist region which is capable of being elongated and which provides a pretension on said back waist region when said primary fasteners are releasably engaged, said belt including opposed end portions, a latent segment and an elastic segment; and c) a pair of slots through which said opposed end portions of said belt slidably extend.