Waist belt for absorbent articles
First Claim
1. A waist belt for supporting a disposable absorbent article having a front part, a rear part and an intermediate crotch part, wherein the belt can be fastened to the rear part of the article and when fastened to the rear part of the article comprises two front portions which project out laterally from mutually opposing side edges of the rear part of said article and which can be fastened together with mechanical fastener elements to form a waist band, said front portions tapering towards their respective ends to form tapering portions over at least a substantial part of their lengths;
- wherein each of the front portions includes first fastener elements which are disposed on an outer side of the belt, which in use faces outwardly in relation to a wearer'"'"'s body, and which extend at least over essentially the whole of the tapering portions along longitudinal symmetry lines of the front portions, said first fastener elements being spaced from longitudinal edges of the front portions by an area free of fastener elements at least along a major part of the length of said fastener elements; and
a second fastener element is provided on the inside of one of the front portions at the end portion thereof, said second fastener element being structured and arranged to be fastened to the first fastener element on the other front portion along a plurality of mutually spaced points along the longitudinal symmetry line of said other front portion.
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Abstract
A waist belt for supporting disposable-type absorbent articles (7), such as incontinence guards or diapers which comprise a front part, a rear part and an intermediate crotch part, wherein the belt can be fastened to the rear part of the article and when fastened to the rear part of the article comprises two front portions (3, 4) which project out laterally from mutually opposing side edges of the rear part of the article and which can be fastened together through the medium of mechanical fastener elements (12, 14) to form a waist band and which taper towards their respective ends over at least a substantial part of their lengths. Each of the front portions includes first fastener elements (12, 13) which are disposed on the outside of the belt, i.e. that side which faces outwardly in relation to the wearer'"'"'s body in use, and which extend at least over essentially the whole of the tapering portions of the front portions (10, 11) along the longitudinal symmetry lines thereof. A second fastener element (14) is provided on the inside of one of the front portions at the end part thereof and can be fastened to the first fastener element on the other front portion along a plurality of mutually spaced points along the longitudinal symmetry line of the other front portion.
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Citations
6 Claims
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1. A waist belt for supporting a disposable absorbent article having a front part, a rear part and an intermediate crotch part, wherein the belt can be fastened to the rear part of the article and when fastened to the rear part of the article comprises two front portions which project out laterally from mutually opposing side edges of the rear part of said article and which can be fastened together with mechanical fastener elements to form a waist band, said front portions tapering towards their respective ends to form tapering portions over at least a substantial part of their lengths;
- wherein each of the front portions includes first fastener elements which are disposed on an outer side of the belt, which in use faces outwardly in relation to a wearer'"'"'s body, and which extend at least over essentially the whole of the tapering portions along longitudinal symmetry lines of the front portions, said first fastener elements being spaced from longitudinal edges of the front portions by an area free of fastener elements at least along a major part of the length of said fastener elements; and
a second fastener element is provided on the inside of one of the front portions at the end portion thereof, said second fastener element being structured and arranged to be fastened to the first fastener element on the other front portion along a plurality of mutually spaced points along the longitudinal symmetry line of said other front portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- wherein each of the front portions includes first fastener elements which are disposed on an outer side of the belt, which in use faces outwardly in relation to a wearer'"'"'s body, and which extend at least over essentially the whole of the tapering portions along longitudinal symmetry lines of the front portions, said first fastener elements being spaced from longitudinal edges of the front portions by an area free of fastener elements at least along a major part of the length of said fastener elements; and
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