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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 1977
Filed:
Feb. 27, 1976
Ludwig Tritsch, Wilmette, IL (US);
Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, NJ (US);
Abstract
A disposable diaper has an improved tape tab fastening means comprising a securing tape segment and a backing web associated therewith. The backing web has a first leg attached to the diaper backing sheet and a second leg attached to the diaper facing sheet. The securing tape segment has a fixed end attached directly to the diaper backing sheet inwardly of the first leg, an intermediate portion attached to the first leg, and an adhesive-coated free end releasably attached to the second leg. The free end is separable from the second leg to make the free end available for securing the diaper about an infant. Stresses imposed on the securing tape segment when in use are distributed to both the diaper facing sheet and the diaper backing sheet via the intermediate portion and fixed end of the tape segment. In another embodiment, a transferable tape ribbon is releasably attached to the free end to enable an applied diaper to be opened or removed from the infant and thereafter to be refastened about the infant. In a further embodiment, pre-assembled tab fasteners are provided for securing together two flaps, such as opposite corners of a disposable diaper.