Patent ID: 8083724
Filing Date: 2011-12-27
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A disposable article, comprising: a chassis, having a first waist region, a second waist region, and a crotch region extending in a longitudinal direction of said chassis between said first and said second waist regions, transversely opposite side edges of said first and said second waist regions being bonded together to define a waist opening and two leg openings, wherein a peripheral edge of each of said leg openings comprises a front portion and a rear portion, each of said front and said rear portions of said peripheral edge having a first elasticized section which is located toward a respective front or rear waist region and along which said peripheral edge is elasticized about a respective said leg opening, a second non-elasticized section which is located toward said crotch region and along which said peripheral edge is not elasticized circumferentially about a respective said leg opening, and a third elasticized section which is located, in a longitudinal direction, between said second non-elasticized sections of said front and rear portions of each said leg opening and along which said crotch region is elasticized in a transverse direction of the article; a first elastic member extending along said first elasticized section of said front portion of one of said leg openings, across said crotch region in said third elasticized section, and further along said first elasticized section of said front portion of an other leg opening to define a curve convex toward said rear waist regions; and a second elastic member extending along said first elasticized section of said rear portion of one of said leg openings, across said crotch region in said third elasticized section, and further along said first elasticized section of said rear portion of an other leg opening to define a curve convex toward said front waist regions.