EP0287388A2
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Absorbent garment having a waist belt attachment system
Assignee: Procter and Gamble Co
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Filing: 1988-04-15
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2008-04-15
Abstract
Abstract An integral disposable absorbent garment, such as a disposable diaper (20) or incontinent brief, having an integral belt segment (72) on each side of the garment. The integral belt segments (72), in association with a receiving or attachment means (62), are intended to hold or suspend the garment about the lower torso of the wearer.
Inventors
- 👤 Nicholas Albert Ahr
- 👤 William G. Pierce
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 06:15
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F13/00; A61F13/15; A61F13/56; A61F13/64; A61F13/5622; A61F5/00; A61F5/44; A61F5/4401
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
79 words
An integral disposable absorbent garment, comprising: a chassis means for absorbing and containing body exudates, said chassis means having chassis side edges; a waist belt attachment system, comprising: two integral belt segments, each of said integral belt segments having a fixed point and a distal point, said fixed point of each of said integral belt segments being joined to said chassis means; and a receiving means joined to said chassis means for receiving and holding said integral belt segments.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
79 words
An integral disposable absorbent garment, comprising: a chassis means for absorbing and containing body exudates, said chassis means having chassis side edges; a waist belt attachment system, comprising: two integral belt segments, each of said integral belt segments having a fixed point and a distal point, said fixed point of each of said integral belt segments being joined to said chassis means; and a receiving means joined to said chassis means for receiving and holding said integral belt segments.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
93 words
An integral disposable absorbent garment, comprising: a chassis means for absorbing and containing body exudates, said chassis means having chassis side edges; a back surface; and a waist belt attachment system, comprising: two integral belt segments, each of said integral belt segments having a fixed point, a distal point and a distal portion, said fixed point of each of said integral belt segments being joined to said chassis means; [and] an attachment means joined to said distal portion of said integral belt segments for attaching said integral belt segments to said back surface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
93 words
An integral disposable absorbent garment, comprising: a chassis means for absorbing and containing body exudates, said chassis means having chassis side edges; a back surface; and a waist belt attachment system, comprising: two integral belt segments, each of said integral belt segments having a fixed point, a distal point and a distal portion, said fixed point of each of said integral belt segments being joined to said chassis means; [and] an attachment means joined to said distal portion of said integral belt segments for attaching said integral belt segments to said back surface.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
An integral disposable absorbent garment as claimed in Claim 1, further comprising a back surface, wherein said receiving means is joined to said back surface.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
An integral disposable absorbent garment as claimed in any of the preceding claims, wherein said fixed points of said integral belt segments are joined to said chassis means adjacent said chassis side edges.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
An integral disposable absorbent garment as claimed in any of the preceding claims, wherein said integral belt segments have a length at least one-half the length of said garment.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
42 words
An integral disposable absorbent garment as claimed in any of the preceding claims, wherein said chassis means further comprises a back waist region, wherein said fixed points of said integral belt segments are located within said back waist region of said garment.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
47 words
An integral disposable absorbent garment as claimed in any of the preceding claims, wherein said chassis means further comprises front and back end edges, and wherein said distal points of said integral belt segments are located between said front and said back end edges of said garment.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
An integral disposable absorbent garment as claimed in any of the preceding claims, wherein said integral belt segments are elastically contractable.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
52 words
An integral disposable absorbent garment as claimed in any of the preceding claims, wherein said chassis means comprises: a liquid permeable topsheet; a liquid impermeable backsheet associated with said topsheet; and an absorbent core positioned between said topsheet and said backsheet, said absorbent core having core side edges and core waist edges.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
41 words
An integral disposable absorbent garment as claimed in claim 9, further comprising side margins between said core side edges and said chassis side edges, wherein said integral belt segments are formed by longitudinally cutting said chassis means in said side margins.
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