Surgery – Means and methods for collecting body fluids or waste material – Absorbent pad for external or internal application and...
Patent
1996-06-12
1998-08-04
Clarke, Robert A.
Surgery
Means and methods for collecting body fluids or waste material
Absorbent pad for external or internal application and...
A61F 1315
Patent
active
057886857
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This application is a 371 application of PCT/SE94/01066, filed Nov. 14, 1994.
The present invention relates to a disposable diaper according to the preamble of claim 1.
DISCUSSION OF RELATED ART
For reasons of comfort and fit, it is nowadays common to provide diapers in different sizes. For example, infants' diapers are available in a certain range of sizes including newborn, toddler, etc. For adults suffering from incontinence, due to the large disparity in the size of adults as well as the various absorption requirements placed on the diapers, a wide range of different sized diapers is required. In terms of cost-effectiveness, it is optimal to have a single size which conforms to most adults.
In order to reduce the risk of leakage, it is known to provide diapers with elasticized leg cuffs. Typical of such diapers are those disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4 437 860, U.S. Pat. No. 4 486 192, GB-B-2 143 115, U.S. Pat. No. 4050462, SE-B-446939 and GB-A-2063677. In these known diapers, the elastic ribbon in the elasticized leg cuffs extends along each longitudinal edge portion of the diaper in the vicinity of the crotch portion of the diaper. At either end of the crotch portion, wider waist portions are provided within which the elastic ribbon terminates at a distance from the longitudinal edge portion of the diaper. Fastening means such as hook-and-loop fasteners are provided at the longitudinal edge portions of the waist portions for fastening the diaper around the wearer.
SUMMARY
It is an object of the present invention to provide a disposable diaper which may be comfortably worn by persons of differing size.
This object is achieved in accordance with the present invention by a disposable diaper according to claim 1.
Preferred embodiments of the present invention are detailed in the dependent claims.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS:
The invention will be described in greater detail in the following by way of example only and with reference to the attached drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a plan view of an absorbent article in accordance with the present invention having elasticized leg cuffs, the article being illustrated during a stage of the manufacturing process, and
FIG. 2 is a partial sectional perspective view taken substantially along the line II--II of FIG. 1, though with the article in a finished condition .
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS:
In the drawing, an absorbent article in the form of a disposable diaper is generally denoted by reference numeral 10. For reasons of clarity, the diaper 10 is shown in FIG. 1 in a stage occupied by the diaper during its manufacture. Accordingly, reference numeral 12 denotes joining lines, for example glue lines or heat bonding lines, about which the diaper is gathered in a manner known per se to form a pair of inner cuffs 14 (FIG. 2) through which an elastic chord 16 runs. Due to the gathering of the diaper about the joining lines 12, the diaper adopts a generally hour glass shape with a narrow centrally disposed crotch portion 18 and wider front and rear waist portions 20, 22 respectively at transverse end regions of the crotch portion.
The diaper 10 is provided with prestretched elastic means 24 disposed along longitudinal edge portions 25 of the diaper. Advantageously, the waist portions 20, 22 may be provided with transversely extending elastic means 26, 28 respectively.
To permit the diaper to be fastened around a wearer, fastening means are provided at the waist portions. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the front waist portion 20 which would normally be disposed at the front of the wearer may be provided with a pair of fastening means such as hook members 30, with each hook member 30 extending substantially perpendicularly from the longitudinal edge portion 25 of the diaper. The fastening means may further comprise a belt 32 extending substantially perpendicularly from the rear waist portion 22 which portion, during use, is normally disposed at the back of the wearer. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the belt may be in
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Kling Robert
Ronnberg Peter
Clarke Robert A.
Molnlycke AB
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