Abstract: A diaper package is composed of a plurality of disposable diapers and a flexible packing bag forming top and bottom walls, and front, rear and laterally opposed walls printed with display elements. These diapers are arranged between the laterally opposed walls to form a row extending between these laterally opposed walls in such a manner that respective crotch regions of these diapers face the rear wall while respective waist-surrounding end portions of these diapers face the front wall. A radius of curvature of the corners is longer than a radius of curvature of the corners so that a range in which the package can be visually recognized from the side of the front wall is larger than a range in which the package can be visually recognized from the side of the rear wall.

Abstract: Here is disclosed a disposable wearing article in the article, an area of a rear waist region in which a core is present is divided into a first area and a second area. The second area is formed in its transversely middle zone with a through-hole extending through the core. A transverse flexural stiffness of the core lying in the second area is lower than a transverse flexural stiffness of the core lying in crotch region and the first area and proximal portions of leak-barrier sheets and longitudinal ends of elastic members are laid on the first area. The first area lies above the crotch region in a thickness direction of the article and the second area forms a barrier and a pocket.

Abstract: A throwaway wearing article for disposal of bodily discharges improved so that a cylindrical guide for bodily discharge can be brought in close contact with a zone surrounding the anus without use of an adhesive. A flat bag-like receptacle is formed on its upper sheet with an inlet means having the cylindrical guide adapted to guide bodily discharge such as loose passage into a receptacle. An elastically stretchable supporting member extending under extension between front and rear sections of the receptacle is operatively associated with a peripheral edge of the upper end of the cylindrical guide.

Abstract: A disposable diaper is formed on its inner surface approximately in its longitudinally rear half area with a plurality of protuberances extending transversely across this rear half and intermittently arranged longitudinally of the diaper to thereby prevent loose fecal material from flowing forward and from leaking from a rear end of the diaper.

Abstract: A disposable undergarment includes a pair of elastically stretchable first wings extending outward from transversely opposite side edge portions of a rear waist region, proximal side edge portions of the respective first wings are contiguous to transversely opposite side edge portions of a crotch region. The undergarment further includes a pair of elastically stretchable second wings placed upon the first wings and extending outward from the transversely opposite side edge portions of the rear waist region, proximal side edge portions are not contiguous to the transversely opposite side edge portions of the crotch region. A stretch stress generated in the first wings as the front and rear waist regions are connected to each other is exerted upon the undergarment in a waist-surrounding direction as well as in a thigh-surrounding direction but a stretch stress generated at the same time is exerted upon the article only in the waist-surrounding direction.

Abstract: Here is disclosed a wearing article made of an elastically stretchable chassis defining a front waist region, a rear waist region and a crotch region. This sheet is composed of a first elastic segment extending, substantially in parallel to peripheral portions destined to form leg-holes, from a transversely middle zone of the crotch region to lateral portions of the front and rear waist regions, and a second elastic segment defined by the remaining portion except for the first elastic segment wherein the first elastic segment has a stretch stress higher than that of the second elastic segment.

Abstract: A disposable diaper includes a liquid absorbent core having upper and lower surfaces and extending over a crotch region and further into front and rear waist regions, a liquid-pervious first sheet having an upper section covering the upper surface of the core and a lower section covering the lower surface of the core, and a liquid-impervious second sheet lying outside the lower section of the first sheet. The core is formed with a slit extending completely through in the thickness direction from the upper surface to the lower surface and extending in the longitudinal direction from the front waist region to the crotch region. The upper and lower sections of the first sheet define a tubular liquid passage extending along a longitudinal center line from the front waist region to the crotch region.

Abstract: A disposable diaper including a top sheet, a liquid impervious back sheet, and a liquid absorbent core disposed therebetween and having a front waist region and a back waist region, and a crotch region positioned therebetween. The diaper has end flaps extending outwards from respective end edges of the core and side flaps extending outwards from respective side edges of the core, and opening, which pass through the top sheet and the core, formed in at least the crotch region. The back sheet has a free portion which is disposed beneath the core and extendible downwards in its thickness direction and a fixed edge portion which is outside an outer periphery of the free portion and fixed to the top sheet, with a plurality of contractible elastic members extending in the longitudinal direction and disposed at least the free portion and the fixed edge portion and a plurality of gathers extending in a transverse direction being formed therein under the contraction of the elastic members.

Abstract: Here is disclosed a disposable wearing article comprising a holder member which is composed of a front waist region, a rear waist region and a crotch region and a bodily discharge receiving member. The holder member is formed with a through-hole in the crotch region while the receiving member has a protrusion adapted to be inserted into the through-hole from the outer side of the wearing article and to define a concavity which can receive and retain bodily discharges.

Abstract: A disposable diaper as a disposable wearing article has a front waist region, a rear waist region and a crotch region extending between these two waist regions. The crotch region is formed on its surface facing a wearers s body with a protrusion formed by flexible and elastic foamed plastic prepared separately of an absorbent pad.

Abstract: An indicator interposed between a liquid-impervious sheet and an absorbent core of a body fluid absorbent article includes a water-absorbent sheet and indication elements held in close contact with the water-absorbent sheet. The water-absorbent sheet is preferably formed from porous thermoplastic films having a total luminous transmittance of 40% or lower in a dry state and 60% or higher in a wet state.

Abstract: A disposable undergarment includes liquid-impervious skin-contactable sheets actually having a pair of belt-like strips spaced apart from and opposed to each other in a transverse direction of an undergarment and extending in a longitudinal direction of the undergarment along transversely opposite side edge portions of the undergarment. The skin-contactable sheets are attached to a skin-contactable surface of the undergarment so as to cover a panel. The skin-contactable sheets have fixed surface areas secured to longitudinally opposite end portions of the undergarment and free surface areas adapted to be spaced upward from the panel so that the skin-contactable surface may be partially surfaced between these skin-contactable sheets.

Abstract: A disposable undergarment that includes an elastically stretchable base sheet having transversely opposite side edge portions intended to define leg-holes. Along the side edge portions, the base sheet is folded back onto itself and joined together so that a basis weight of the base sheet is higher in the transversely opposite side edges than in the remaining area of the base sheet and a tensile stress of the base sheet is higher in the transversely opposite side edges than the remaining area of the base sheet.

Abstract: A body waste disposable article adapted to receive feces and/or urine discharged thereon, the article having a body fluids absorbent means above which an opening is formed by a surrounding wall partially covering the body fluids absorbent means and surrounding the opening. The article is longitudinally composed of a front end, a rear end and an intermediate region extending between these two ends. The article is configured so as to have the largest width in its intermediate region.

Abstract: An elastically stretchable disposable wearing article has a front waist region, a rear waist region and a crotch region. This wearing article is formed with a first elastic zone, a second elastic zone and third elastic zones respectively exhibiting stretch stress adjusted to be decreased in this order. An elastically stretchable web is continuously fed in a machine direction, formed with pairs of slits in desired patterns so that two slits constituting each of the pairs may be symmetrically laid about a transversely middle zone of the web and then folded in a cross direction orthogonal to the machine direction so that the web may be alternately overlapped on itself about the transversely middle zone to form the wearing article.

Abstract: A disposable undergarment that includes liquid-impervious skin-contactable sheets actually having a pair of belt-like strips spaced apart from and opposed to each other in a transverse direction of an undergarment and extending in a longitudinal direction of the undergarment along transversely opposite side edge portions of the undergarment. The skin-contactable sheets are attached to a skin-contactable surface 1a of the undergarment so as to cover a panel. The skin-contactable sheets have fixed surface areas secured to longitudinally opposite end portions 1c of the undergarment and free surface areas adapted to be spaced upward from the panel so that the skin-contactable surface may be partially surfaced between these skin-contactable sheets.

Abstract: Here is disclosed a disposable diaper improved to be easily put on the wearer. Top- and backsheets in front and rear waist regions of the diaper includes the top- and backsheets that have an elastic stretchability transversely of the diaper, and transversely opposite side edges of the diaper includes top- and backsheets intended to surround the wearer's legs having elastic stretchability longitudinally and transversely of the diaper.

Abstract: A disposable diaper that has a panel member which is flexible and substantially non-stretchable and attached to an end flap in a rear waist region and extends in a transverse direction of the diaper. The panel member has a stiffness higher than that of the end flap so that shrinkage and/or distortion of the end flap can be restrained by the panel member.

Abstract: A disposable undergarment for management of body wastes includes a flat bag having an upper sheet provided with a hole and a guide means for body wastes formed around the hole. The guide means includes an elastically stretchable and flexible guide tube and a flange formed around an upper opening of the guide tube. The flange is applied on its upper surface with pressure-sensitive adhesive.

Abstract: An open-type disposable wearing article composed of a front waist region, a rear waist region and a crotch region. These regions are all elastically stretchable. The article includes first and second stretchable zones respectively bifurcated at a transverse middle of the crotch region so as to extend to lateral zones of the front and rear waist regions, respectively, and third stretchable zones defined by zones other than the first and second stretchable zones. The first and second stretchable zones exhibit a stretch stress higher than a stretch stress of the third stretchable zones. Loop members are provided to the second stretchable zone in the lateral zones of the rear waist region and hook members are provided to the first stretchable zone in the lateral zones of the front waist region.