Diaper with thickened fastening areas

Claim 2

A diaper or the like comprising an absorbent pad having attached to it an impervious plastic web, having relatively thick integral areas forming portions of the side margins and end margins of the diaper which extend inwardly from the ends and side edges of the web to form wide fastening zones which are tear resistant to receive connections for positioning the diaper.

Claim 3

A diaper or the like according to claim 1 in which relatively impervious thick areas are present at least at one corner of the diaper.

Claim 4

A diaper or the like according to claim 1 in which relatively impervious thick areas are present at least across one end of the diaper.

Claim 5

A diaper or the like according to claim 1 in which relatively impervious thick areas are folded around at least one longitudinal side of the diaper.

Claim 6

A diaper or the like comprising an absorbent pad having attached to it an impervious plastic web, having relatively thick integral areas tear resistant to receive connections for positioning the diaper and in which relatively thick areas of the impervious plastic sheet are spaced inwardly of the longitudinal edges of the absorbent pad.

Claim 7

A diaper or the like comprising an absorbent pad having attached to it an impervious plastic web, having relatively thick integral areas tear resistant to receive connections for positioning the diaper and in which relatively thick areas of the impervious plastic sheet are spaced inwardly of the longitudinal edges of the absorbent pad.

Claim 8

A diaper according to claim 1 in which the impervious plastic sheet has said relatively thick areas spaced away at least from the crotch area.

Claim 9

A diaper or the like according to claim 1 in which at least a part of the plastic sheet is a laminate comprising a coextrusion cOnsisting of plies of differing characteristics.

Claim 10

A diaper or the like comprising an absorbent pad having attached to it an impervious plastic web, having relatively thick integral areas tear resistant to receive connections for positioning the diaper in which at least a part of the plastic web is a laminate comprising a coextrusion consisting of plies of differing characteristics and in which one layer of the laminate is thick at the ends of the diaper while the other layer is correspondingly thick in the crotch portion thereby forming a laminate of substantially uniform total thickness while the ends are substantially stronger and less stretchable than the softer more conformable crotch area.

Claim 11

A diaper or the like comprising an absorbent pad having attached to it an impervious plastic web, having relatively thick integral areas tear resistant to receive connections for positioning the diaper in which at least a part of the plastic web is a laminate comprising a coextrusion consisting of plies of differing characteristics and in which one layer of the laminate is thick at the ends of the diaper while the other layer is correspondingly thick in the crotch portion thereby forming a laminate of substantially uniform total thickness while the ends are substantially stronger and less stretchable than the softer more conformable crotch area.

Claim 12

A diaper or the like according to claim 1 and having a crotch area and as to which areas spaced from said crotch area of the back sheet have less stretch and more strength than other areas thereof.

Claim 13

A diaper or the like according to claim 1 in which the diaper has a waist band area and the part of the waist band area of the plastic sheet at least at one end has less stretch and more strength than other portions of said waist band area of the diaper.

Claim 14

A diaper or the like according to claim 1 in which the absorbent pad has a pervious facing consisting of at least one ply of a high wet strength facial tissue.

Claim 15

A diaper of the like comprising an absorbent pad and a facing comprising an impervious external polymeric ply of non-uniform thickness.

Claim 16

A diaper of the like comprising an absorbent pad and a facing comprising an impervious external polymeric ply of non-uniform thickness.

Claim 17

A diaper or the like according to claim 1 in which the diaper has a crotch area from which relatively stronger and less stretchable back sheet areas are spaced, the crotch area being not only softer but more conformable than said last mentioned areas.

Claim 18

A diaper or the like according to claim 7 in which the coextrusion has one web relatively stronger and less stretchable than the other and the other web being softer and more conformable than the first mentioned web.

Claim 19

A diaper or the like according to claim 1 in which a ''''C'''' folded wrapper structure encloses the pad.

Claim 20

A diaper or the like according to claim 1 in which a box pleated backing encloses at least the crotch section of the pad.

Claim 21

A diaper according to claim 1 in which there is a back wrapper structure provided with a multiplicity of longitudinal folds constituting a box pleat configuration enclosing the pad.

Claim 22

In a diaper according to claim 1, a plastic web having a selected portion locally thick as compared with other portions of the web, all said portions being integral, said other portions being relatively flexible and soft, and said thick portion being relatively tear-resistant.

Claim 23

An article according to claim 18 in which the thick portion comprises a band extending transversely of the web.

Claim 24

An article according to claim 18 in which the thick portion comprises a relatively small area of limited lateral extent.

Claim 25

An article according to claim 17 in which the web is laminated to another web of different characteristics.

Claim 26

An article according to claim 21 in which the first mentioned web and said other web are extruded in immediate proximity to each other and immediately laminated together.

Claim 27

An article according to claim 1 in which said other web is a web of paper.

Claim 28

An article according to claim 22 in which said other web is a web of fabric.