Disposable underwear

• US 6,475,201 B2
• Filed: 01/16/2002
• Issued: 11/05/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Unicharm Corporation
• Original Assignee: Unicharm Corporation
• Inventors: Fujikawa, Michiyo, Saito, Akiko
• Primary Examiner(s): CHAPMAN, JEANETTE E
• Application Number:
  US10/050,268
• Publication Number:
  US 20020099345A1
• Time in Patent Office: 293 Days
• Field of Search: 240/0-4-6, 604/317-402
• US Class Current: 604/385.01
• CPC Class Codes: A41B 2300/52 made by welding or gluing
• CPC Class Codes: A41B 2400/52 disposable
• CPC Class Codes: A41B 9/001 Underpants or briefs specially adapted for men A41B9/02; specially adapted for ladies A41B9/04
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/1254 for the lower part of the body A41D13/0506 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 13/4963 characterized by the seam

Abstract

A disposable underwear is formed by laying a front body and a back body one on top of the other, providing a bonded portion on at least one of the left and right side edges, and providing leg openings and a waist opening. The disposable underwear includes a tightening member in the vicinity of the waist opening. The front and back bodies further comprise a non-bonded portion formed at the portion between the tightening member and the bonded portion.

Claims

1. A disposable underwear, comprising:

a body having front and back bodies one of which is laid on top of the other;

a bonded portion and a non-bonded portion both of which are provided on at least one of left and right side edges of the body, the front and back bodies being bonded to each other at the bonded portion but not bonded at the non-bonded portion;

leg openings formed between the front body and rear bode for passing a wearer'"'"'s legs therethrough;

a waist opening formed between the front and back body; and

a tightening member which is provided adjacent the waist opening to be used for tightening the waist of the wearer,

the non-bonded portion being formed between the tightening member and the bonded portion,

the bonded portion having a peel strength in a range of between 0.5 N and 30 N.

2. A disposable underwear according to claim 1, wherein

the bonded portion is formed on each of the left and right side edges of the front and back bodies.

3. A disposable underwear according to claim 1, wherein

the front and back bodies are bonded adjacent the center of the leg openings.

4. A disposable underwear according to claim 1, wherein

the tightening member is formed integrally with the front and back bodies,

the tightening member comprises lace members extending substantially horizontally from a side of the upper edge of the front and back bodies, and

the waist opening is tightened by tying the lace members opposing to each other.

5. A disposable underwear according to claim 4, wherein

the lace members are provided at right and left sides of each of the front and back bodies, and

a pair of the lace members extending from the same side are tying with each other.

6. A disposable underwear according to claim 1, wherein

the tightening member comprises a sheath, which is formed by folding downwardly and bonding an upper edge of a waist portion of the front and back bodies;

and a cord passing through the sheath.

7. A disposable underwear according to claim 1, wherein

each of the front and back bodies is formed of nonwoven fabric of 40 g/m² to 100 g/m² in METSUKE.

8. A disposable underwear according to claim 1, wherein

each of the front and back bodies is formed of nonwoven fabric having the total beam transmission efficiency of less than 60 percent.

9. A disposable underwear according to claim 1, wherein

the bonded portion is formed at a position 5 mm to 30 mm inward from the side edges of the front and back bodies.

10. A disposable underwear, comprising:

a body having front and back bodies one of which is laid on top of the other;

first bonded and non-bonded portions provided on at least one of left and right side edges of the body, the front and back bodies being bonded to each other at the first bonded portion but not bonded at the non-bonded portion;

leg openings formed between the front body and rear bode for passing a wearer'"'"'s legs therethrough;

a second bonded portion provided between the leg openings, the second bonded portion having a peel strength that is between 0.5 N and 30 N;

a waist opening formed between the front and back body; and

a tightening member which is provided adjacent the waist opening to be used for tightening the waist of the wearer,

the non-bonded portion being formed between the tightening member and the first bonded portion.