(19)
(11) EP 1 902 696 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A2)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
30.06.2010 Bulletin 2010/26

(43) Date of publication:
26.03.2008 Bulletin 2008/13

(21) Application number: 08000344.5

(22) Date of filing: 16.03.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61F 13/15(2006.01)
A61F 13/493(2006.01)
 A61F 13/56(2006.01)
A61F 13/496(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB IT SE

(30) Priority: 17.03.2000 US 527776

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
01920440.3 / 1265573

(71) Applicant: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
Neenah, WI 54956 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Huang, Yung Hsiang
    Appleton, WI 54914 (US)
  • Roessler, Thomas Harold
    Menasha, WI 54952 (US)
  • Travis, Garry Lee
    Oshkosh, WI 54901 (US)
  • Vangompel, Paul Theodore
    Hortonville, WI 54944 (US)

(74) Representative: Booth, Catherine Louise 
Dehns St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD
London EC4Y 8JD (GB)

 
Remarks:
This application was filed on 10-01-2008 as a divisional application to the application mentioned under INID code 62.
 


(54) A diaper with pre-fastened adjustable mechanical fastener


(57) A pant-like, prefastened, refastenable , disposable absorbent article includes a pair of fasteners which provide refastenable side seams and at least one waist size adjustment means. The prefastened absorbent article defines a pair of laterally opposed side edges and a pair of longitudinally opposed waist edges. The fasteners are permanently attached to the side edges of one of the waist edges and engage the side edges of the opposed waist edges to form the refastenable side seams defining a waist opening and a pair of leg openings in the prefastened absorbent article. The fasteners are further configured to provide a waist size adjustment means. The waist size adjustment means allows the wearer or the caregiver to reduce or increase the waist perimeter dimension of the prefastened absorbent article to conform the article to the wearer's body after the absorbent article is positioned on the wearer by releasably engaging the waist size adjustment means to the exterior surface of the prefastened absorbent article.