Patent ID: 7329245

Claim:
A disposable diaper having an absorbent, a waist opening and right and left leg openings that are formed when the diaper is in use, and a plurality of stretchable rubber threads that are provided along the peripheral direction of the diaper at least in a girth area having a lengthwise range extending from an edge of the waist opening to a beginning of the leg openings, the stretchable rubber threads being spaced at intervals in the lengthwise direction of the diaper, said disposable diaper comprising: an overall bottom sheet that defines an outer surface of the diaper; a liquid pervious top sheet; an absorbent main body disposed between the overall bottom sheet and the liquid pervious top sheet, the absorbent main body comprising the absorbent and a liquid impervious back sheet, wherein the absorbent main body is fixed to said diaper so that there is a portion of the girth area where the absorbent main body is not located; and an elastic sheet-shaped member comprising a support sheet positioned between the overall bottom sheet and the liquid pervious top sheet, the stretchable rubber threads being fixed in an elastically stretched state on said support sheet, the support sheet being provided on the overall bottom sheet at least in a portion of the area where the absorbent main body is located; wherein the support sheet is discontinuous in the area of the absorbent main body so that the support sheet does not overlap with at least a portion of the absorbent main body.