Patent ID: 6897351

Claim:
A disposable diaper, comprising: a water-repellent sheet; a skin-side sheet joined with said water-repellant sheet; an absorbent body disposed between the water-repellent sheet and the skin-side sheet; and said skin-side sheet being comprised of fibers arranged as a nonwoven fabric having clearances between the fibers, said skin side sheet including a hydrophilic region and an ooze preventing portion extending at least partially along opposite sides of said skin-side sheet, said ooze preventing portion separating said hydrophilic region from a peripheral edge of said skin-side sheet over an extent of said ooze preventing portion, said ooze preventing portion of said skin-side sheet being rendered impermeable to a passage of water from said hydrophilic region to said peripheral edge by permeation of an adhesive into the clearances between the fibers whereby migration of bodily waste from said hydrophilic region to said peripheral edge across said ooze preventing portion is prevented.