Disposable diaper with thermoplastic material anchored hook fastener portion

Claim 1

A disposable diaper including a laminate having first and second opposite ends, and hook and loop fastener means for fastening together portions of said laminate to secure said diaper to an individual, said fastener means including loop fastener portion means adjacent the first end of said laminate comprising a multiplicity of loops, and hook fastener portion means at the second end of said laminate, said hook fastener portion comprising a plurality of warp yarns, a plurality of weft yarns interwoven with said warp yarns to form with said warp yarns a woven backing having front and rear major surfaces, a plurality of pile monofilaments having portions woven into said backing and portions projecting from the front surface of said backing and having distal end portions adapted for making releasable engagement with said loops, and a layer of thermoplastic material along the rear surface of said backing, with only said layer of thermoplastic material and the mechanical engagement of said portions of said pile monofilaments woven into said backing with said warp and weft yarns anchoring said monofilaments in said backing, and said layer of thermoplastic material adhering said fastener portion to said laminate, said pile monofilaments being of larger diameter than said warp and weft yarns and including protruding portions passing around weft yarns that protrude beyond the rest of the rear surface of said woven backing, and said layer of thermoplastic material being discontinuous and formed of discrete layer portions located around the protruding portions of said pile monofilaments with said layer portions adhering the protruding portions of the pile monofilaments to adjacent portions of the warp and weft yarns and adhering said fastener portion to said laminate.