Panty type diaper (brief-type diaper)
First Claim
1. A brief-type diaper having an outer layer sheet constituting an exterior, an inner layer sheet which comes into contact with a wearer, an absorbent for absorbing body fluids, an elastic member for causing portions of the outer and inner sheets to contract and extend, and a pair of leg openings through which the wear'"'"'s legs penetrate, wherein the absorbent is arranged such that at least a portion of the absorbent is located between the pair of leg openings;
- and either the outer layer sheet or the inner layer sheet or both outer and inner layer sheets are formed from members which are seamless in the direction of a girth when the diaper is worn.
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Abstract
A brief-type diaper for babies, adults and incontinent persons. A brief-type diaper comprises an outer layer sheet constituting an enclosure, an inner layer sheet touching a wearer, a humor absorber, an elastic member for spreading/shrinking a part of respective sheets, and a pair of leg openings for passing the legs of the wearer. The outer layer sheet has a substantially circular external shape, the elastic member is stretched on the upper surface of the outer layer sheet along the outer circumferential fringe thereof while being elongated previously, an inner layer sheet having shape and size substantially identical tot hose of the outer layer sheet is compounded on the upper surface of the outer layer sheet and the elastic member, and the absorber is disposed substantially in the central area on the upper surface of the inner layer sheet. With such an arrangement, a brief-type diaper having no joint in the girth area and in which the elastic member shrinks to form a waist opening can be obtained.
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18 Claims
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1. A brief-type diaper having an outer layer sheet constituting an exterior, an inner layer sheet which comes into contact with a wearer, an absorbent for absorbing body fluids, an elastic member for causing portions of the outer and inner sheets to contract and extend, and a pair of leg openings through which the wear'"'"'s legs penetrate, wherein
the absorbent is arranged such that at least a portion of the absorbent is located between the pair of leg openings; - and either the outer layer sheet or the inner layer sheet or both outer and inner layer sheets are formed from members which are seamless in the direction of a girth when the diaper is worn.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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