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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2000
Uni-Charm Corporation, Kawanoe, JP;
Abstract
A diaper structure is formed with a leakage preventing arrangement, in the form of a flexible flap located outwardly with respect to a diaper absorbent core. The flap is formed with a support portion extending upwardly from the diaper surface to support an inwardly extending inner branched portion and an outwardly extending outer branched portion extending the length of the support portion. Both the inner and outer branched portions are fixed to the diaper body at longitudinal ends thereof in longitudinally stretched condition so that a pocket is jointly formed by a portion of a topsheet covering a side edge of the core, the support portion and the inner branched portion. The pocket is maintained in an open position independently of a wearer's posture to impede the leakage of excretions from the diaper.