Patent ID: 7156834

Claim:
A disposable body fluid absorbent pad comprising: a top surface facing a wearer's body; a back surface facing away from said wearer's body; a liquid-absorbent core interposed between said top and back surfaces and having longitudinally opposite end margin portions extending in a transverse direction and defining peripheral longitudinal edge portions of the liquid-absorbent core and transversely opposite side edge margin portions extending in a longitudinal direction and defining peripheral transverse edge portions of the liquid-absorbent core; a front region destined to cover a wearer's belly; a rear region destined to cover a wearer's hip; an intermediate region destined to cover a wearer's crotch when said pad is put on said wearer's body; and a strap extending longitudinally outward from the front region for pulling said pad in said longitudinal direction, said strap having inner fixed portions lying on and extending along a length of said side edge margin portions and secured to said pad on a surface facing said wearer's body and a hand-grip extending between said inner fixed portions.