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Disposable worn article

  • US 9,078,791 B2
  • Filed: 02/23/2011
  • Issued: 07/14/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A disposable 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 configured to be 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 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,side elastic members provided at both ends of the absorber along the lengthwise direction,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,the absorber is contracted by the crossing elastic member toward a center of the absorber in the widthwise direction,a width in which the crossing elastic member is fixed to the absorber is narrower than a width of the absorber in the middle crotch region, anda portion in which the crossing elastic member is not fixed is formed at the both ends of the absorber.

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