Patent ID: 6752796
Filing Date: 2004-06-22
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An integral pull-up type absorbent article comprising:(a) a cover sheet; (b) a back sheet; (c) an absorbent layer disposed intermediate said cover sheet and said backsheet; (d) a pair of spaced apart leg openings; (e) a waist region comprising a front waist region and a back waist region, each of said regions having a laterally extending portion terminating in a generally vertical side edge; (f) a first hook strip disposed inwardly of one of said side edges, a first strip of loop material disposed inwardly relative to said other side edge, in one waist region, (g) a second hook strip adjacent said first hook strip and separated therefrom by a first tear line and a third hook strip adjacent said first strip of loop material and separated therefrom by a second tear line, in said waist region; (h) a third strip of loop material disposed inwardly relative to one of said side edges in said back waist region, and a fourth strip of loop material disposed inwardly relative to said other side edge in the other waist region, wherein, when said first and second tear lines are broken and said front and back waist regions are overlapped, each of said hook strips engages a corresponding aligned loop strip to fasten the diaper.