Patent ID: 7658731

Claim:
An absorbent diaper comprising a top sheet with a body-facing surface, a back sheet with an undergarment-facing surface and an absorbent core therebetween, said diaper further comprising a rear waist portion, and a front waist portion, each of said waist portions comprising an upper edge wherein said diaper further comprises a disposal tape attached to at least one of said waist portions, said disposal tape is a single, unitary piece of material with fastenings including a single diaper-facing surface, wherein said disposal tape diaper-facing surface is directly attached to both said body-facing surface and said undergarment-facing surface across and around one of said upper edges, said disposal tape extends across the upper edge of at least one of said waist portions along at least 50% of said upper edge, and a gap is provided between a lowermost edge of the disposable tape and one of the fastenings to the body-facing surface to form a pocket configured to receive exudate.