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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2000
YKK Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a disposable diaper, which is easy to put on the wearer, and which is possible to be put on easily when the wearer is standing on both legs. The disposable diaper including a diaper body having a hip portion and a belly portion, which are spread out with a crotch portion between them. The disposable diaper includes engaging means, which are arranged to be attachable/detachable, on the both side portions of the hip portion and the belly portion. The engaging means have hook elements which are disposed on the hip portion and projecting toward the belly portion, engaging faces disposed on the hook elements and facing to the hip portion, hook elements which are disposed on the belly portion and projecting toward the hip portion and engaging faces disposed on the hook elements and which are facing to the belly portion. At least one of the hook elements is sandwiched between the hook elements, so that the engaging faces come into contact with each other to engage the hook elements each other.