Patent ID: 7867213

Claim:
A disposable diaper suitable for incontinence care, the diaper comprising: a first hip belt section having a first end section; a second hip belt section having a second end section; a first closing means disposed on one of said first and said second end sections, said first and second hip belt sections being fixed on top of each other using said first closing means to form a hip belt having a closed hip opening; a diaper main part having a front area, a rear area, an intermediate crotch area, and a liquid absorbing element; second closing means for detachably fixing a longitudinal end of said front area or said rear area of the diaper main part to said hip belt such that a user can grasp said diaper main part from between his/her legs, when said hip belt is applied, to detachably fix a free longitudinal end of said diaper main part to said hip belt; and separating means disposed on at least one of said first and said second hip belt sections for separating at least one of said first and said second end sections to shorten a length of said hip belt for different hip sizes, wherein, in an unfolded state, at least one of said first and said second hip belt sections extends in a transverse direction past a longitudinal edge of said main part by at least 200 mm, 300 mm, 400 mm, 500 mm, 600 mm, 700 mm, or 800 mm.