DISPOSABLE WORN ARTICLE
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1. A disposable worn article comprising:
- a front waistline region;
a back waistline region;
a crotch region positioned between the front waistline region and the back waistline region, and brought into contact with a crotch portion of a wearer;
a pair of middle crotch regions positioned between the crotch region and the front waistline region and between the crotch region and the back waistline region, an absorber having a lengthwise direction, a widthwise direction perpendicular to the lengthwise direction, an inward direction toward the wearer, and an outward direction toward the opposite to the inward direction;
a central curved portion formed in the absorber along the lengthwise direction such that the absorber is curved to be convex toward the inward direction in the crotch region;
a pair of side curved portions formed in the absorber along the lengthwise direction such that the absorber is curved to be convex toward the outward direction at outside of the widthwise direction from the central curved portion; and
a crossing elastic member crossing the absorber along the widthwise direction in at least either of the pair of middle crotch regions, and fixed to the absorber,whereinan apex surface of the absorber being convex by the central curved portion toward the inward direction is configured to make contact with the crotch portion, and the absorber is contracted by the crossing elastic member toward a center of the absorber in the widthwise direction.
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Abstract
A disposable worn article diaper includes: a central slit formed in an absorber such that the absorber is curved to be convex toward an inward direction toward a wearer in a crotch region; side curved portions formed in the absorber along the lengthwise direction such that the absorber is curved to be convex toward the outward direction. The disposable worn article diaper includes a crossing elastic member crossing the absorber in middle crotch regions and fixed to the absorber. The absorber is contracted by the crossing elastic member toward a center of the absorber in the widthwise direction.
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1. A disposable worn article comprising:
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a front waistline region; a back waistline region; a crotch region positioned between the front waistline region and the back waistline region, and brought into contact with a crotch portion of a wearer; a pair of middle crotch regions positioned between the crotch region and the front waistline region and between the crotch region and the back waistline region, an absorber having a lengthwise direction, a widthwise direction perpendicular to the lengthwise direction, an inward direction toward the wearer, and an outward direction toward the opposite to the inward direction; a central curved portion formed in the absorber along the lengthwise direction such that the absorber is curved to be convex toward the inward direction in the crotch region; a pair of side curved portions formed in the absorber along the lengthwise direction such that the absorber is curved to be convex toward the outward direction at outside of the widthwise direction from the central curved portion; and a crossing elastic member crossing the absorber along the widthwise direction in at least either of the pair of middle crotch regions, and fixed to the absorber, wherein an apex surface of the absorber being convex by the central curved portion toward the inward direction is configured to make contact with the crotch portion, and the absorber is contracted by the crossing elastic member toward a center of the absorber in the widthwise direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
a first layer; and a second layer overlapping the first layer.
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11. The disposable worn article according to claim 10, wherein
the first layer is provided with a pair of constricted portions constricted toward the center of the absorber in the widthwise direction; - and
the crossing elastic member crosses the absorber in the pair of constricted portions.
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12. The disposable worn article according to claim 11, wherein
the second layer has a pair of overhang portions overlapping a position of the constricted portions and overhung toward an outside of the widthwise direction; - and
the overhang portions are contracted by the crossing elastic member toward the center of the absorber in the widthwise direction.
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13. The disposable worn article according to claim 1, wherein
the central curved portion is formed with a central slit formed in the absorber along the lengthwise direction, or a central elastic member arranged along the lengthwise direction. -
14. The disposable worn article according to claim 1, wherein
the crossing elastic member crosses the absorber at the position of not crossing either of the central curved portion and the pair of side curved portions. -
15. The disposable worn article according to claim 1, wherein
the crossing elastic member crosses only the central curved portion among the central curved portion and the pair of side curved portions.
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