Patent ID: 7794442

Claim:
A disposable diaper for a user or for incontinence care of a user, the diaper comprising: a hip belt having a first hip belt section and a second hip belt section, said second hip belt section comprising a first closure element having a side facing away from the user during use and a side facing the user during use, said first hip belt section comprising a second closure element, wherein a side of said first closure element facing the user is detachably fixed to said second closure element to form a closed hip opening; and a diaper main part having a front area, a rear area, an intermediate crotch area, and an absorptive element for liquids, wherein a longitudinal end of said front area or said rear area is detachably fixed, at a side of said hip belt facing away from the user, to a fourth closure element via at least one third mechanical closure element, wherein said third mechanical closure element is also detachably fixed to said side of said first closure element facing away from the user, wherein said hip belt is formed by a one-piece material section which is joined to said diaper main part, said one-piece material section being folded on top of itself on both sides of a longitudinal central axis about folding lines extending in a longitudinal direction of the diaper.