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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1999
Jean-Pierre Koczab, Tourcoing, FR;
Alain Naze, Lille, FR;
SCA Hygiene Products AB, Gothenburg, SE;
Abstract
An absorbent garment for use in absorbing bodily fluids, having a front waist portion with front attachment means and a rear waist portion with rear attachment means, wherein the front and rear attachment means provide cooperating surfaces allowing attachment of said front and rear attachment means together, wherein the garment has a longitudinal axis extending substantially between mid-portions of the front and rear waist portions, and wherein the front attachment means extends transversely with respect to said longitudinal axis, wherein the front attachment means comprises separate attachment portions and at least one elastic section comprising elastic material, the attachment portions each being attached to said at least one elastic section such that movement of the attachment portions away from each other causes stretching of at least one elastic section.