Patent ID: 7503912

Claim:
A disposable wearing article, comprising: a crotch region having a back-and-forth direction and a width direction orthogonal to each other; a first waist region and a second waist region respectively extending forward and rearward from said crotch region in said back-and-forth direction of said crotch region, said first and second waist regions respectively having end portions each extending in said width direction; at least in said first waist region, a plurality of elastic members stretched in said width direction being interposed between a first sheet and a second sheet placed upon each other; a fastener comprising a first fastening member and a second fastening member engageable with each other, said first waist region being formed with said first fastening member while said second waist region being formed with said second fastening member; said first fastening member comprising a base sheet and a first fastening element formed on one of two opposite surfaces of said base sheet and extending across said elastic members in said back-and-forth direction; the other surface of said base sheet being directly attached to an underlying section of the first sheet in said first waist region, wherein said first sheet has a stiffness lower than said base sheet, and the entire section of the first sheet underlying said base sheet is free of direct attachment to said second sheet and said elastic members.