JP2000262556A - Throwaway diaper with holding means - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To mount easily to a person in an unstable posture and prevent rubbing and loosening off by providing a cord-like diaper holding means to be hooked onto the shoulders or around the neck of a wearer. SOLUTION: The first holding means 20 is provided at the end 3A of the front 2A of a throwaway diaper 1 and the second holding means 21 is provided at the end 3c of the rear 2c. The first holding means 20 is formed into a loop of a length that allows it to be hooked around the neck of a wearer, the ends 20a and 20a of which are fixed to the diaper 1 bilaterally in relation to a central line L1. The second holding means 21 is also formed into a loop, the ends 21 a and 21 a of which are fixed to the diaper 1 bilaterally in relation to the central line L1. An adhesive tape 22 to hook to the second holding means 21 is provided at the top of the first holding means 20. To wear, the first holding means 20 is hooked around the neck, and engaged with the second holding means 21 by the adhesive tape 22 with the front 2A applied to the abdomen and the intermediate portion 2B applied to the crotch, thereby mounting easily to a person even in an unstable posture.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a disposable diaper which can be easily worn.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, disposable diapers have been widely used. There are two main types of this disposable diaper. One is an open diaper having an hourglass shape. The diaper is worn with the wearer lying on his back. The other type is a pants-type disposable diaper mainly used during a transition period (during training) from a disposable diaper to a regular pants that can be washed and used repeatedly. For example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 3-224559 discloses a pants-type disposable wearing article. This pants-type diaper is mainly used for infants who are able to crawl or are able to walk a little, and pass their feet from the waist opening to the underbody opening like normal underwear Is attached.

[0003]

However, for an infant or the like in the above stage, there are some problems in attaching the above-mentioned open-type or pants-type disposable diaper. First, in the case of an open-type disposable diaper, it is sometimes difficult to attach the disposable diaper to the infant because the infant dislikes being placed on his back. On the other hand, in a pants-type disposable diaper, since the diaper is worn while standing on both feet, it is necessary to pass each foot one foot at a time. At this time, the infant's posture was likely to be unstable, and it was difficult to put on the infant.

[0004] The open-type and pants-type disposable diapers are held on the body by elastic members provided around the waist, so-called waist gathers. Therefore, when the infant crawls, the diaper may slip or come off due to friction with the floor surface.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a disposable diaper that can be easily worn even when the wearer is in an unstable posture. It is a further object of the present invention to provide a disposable diaper which is hard to slip off and come off during wearing.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is to provide a liquid-permeable topsheet directed toward the wearer, a liquid-impermeable backsheet directed outward, the topsheet and the backsheet. A diaper having a front part applied to the wearer's abdomen, an intermediate part applied to the crotch, and a rear part applied to the back side, the shoulder of the wearer. Alternatively, the present invention is achieved by a disposable diaper, wherein a string-shaped diaper holding means for holding the diaper on the body around the neck is provided.

[0007] The disposable diaper of the present invention does not require the wearer to lie on his back when worn, and it is not necessary to pass both feet one by one through the opening, so that the wearer can maintain a stable posture with both feet on. It can be installed smoothly.
Also, when removing a dirty diaper and replacing it with a new diaper, the diaper can be replaced simply by sliding the overpants up to the knees, which is very convenient.

The disposable diaper according to the present invention may be provided with a latching means for latching both sides of the front and rear portions of the diaper when the diaper is mounted, in order to stabilize the mounting of the diaper. preferable.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the holding means can be elastically expanded and contracted. For example, a stretchable elastic member is used. In this case, even if the wearer moves, a force for pulling up the diaper upward is always applied during the wearing, so that the diaper is less likely to slip.

Further, the diaper holding means of the present invention comprises first holding means extending from the front surface and second holding means extending from the rear surface, and the first holding means is provided at the back of the wearer's neck. The front surface portion extends continuously from the left side portion to the right side portion of the front portion in a loop so that it can be turned to the side. It preferably extends from the rear surface so that it can be hooked on the holding means. The diaper provided with such a diaper holding means is very easy to put on.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a disposable diaper according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view showing the disposable diaper of the present invention from the liquid-permeable sheet side, and FIG.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state when the diaper shown in FIG. 1 is attached.

The disposable diaper 1 of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is an open-type diaper having a so-called hourglass shape, and has a front portion 2A applied to the abdomen of a wearer during use.
Back part 2 applied to the buttocks and / or back when used
C and an intermediate portion 2B applied to the crotch portion when used. The disposable diaper 1 includes a liquid-permeable topsheet 10 facing the wearer, a liquid-impermeable backsheet 11 facing outward, and an absorbent sandwiched between the topsheet 10 and the backsheet 11. And the body 12. The top sheet 10 and the back sheet 11 are joined to each other around the absorber 12 with a hot melt type adhesive or the like.

The top sheet 10 is formed of a hydrophilic fiber or a hydrophobic fiber subjected to a hydrophilic treatment, and is, for example, a point bond, an air through, a spun bond, a spun lace nonwoven fabric, or the like. The back sheet 11 is liquid-impermeable and air-permeable, and is formed of, for example, a polyolefin-based resin sheet. The absorber 12 is formed of ground pulp or a mixture of ground pulp and superabsorbent polymer, or the like, and is formed by wrapping ground pulp or a mixture of ground pulp and superabsorbent polymer in an absorbent sheet such as a tissue.

On both sides of the top sheet 10, liquid-impermeable strip-shaped sheets 15, 15 are provided. An elastic member 16 is provided on a side edge on the center side (may be an intermediate portion in the width direction (X direction) of the band-shaped sheet) of the band-shaped sheet, and a side edge on the opposite side and front and rear ends are provided. Is adhered to the upper surface of the top sheet 10. Therefore, when the disposable diaper 1 is mounted, a pair of three-dimensional gathers for preventing lateral leakage such that the side edge on the center side stands up is formed. In addition, the X-direction absorber 12 of the disposable diaper 1
The elastic members 13 and 13 extending in the vertical direction (Y direction) of the disposable diaper 1 in the side region (outside of the absorption region) where no is present, the top sheet 10 and the back sheet 1.
1 is fixed by adhesive. The elastic members 13, 13
Is elastically shrunk in the Y direction, so that the disposable diaper 1
The top sheet 10 and the back sheet 11 are shrunk in both side regions in the X direction, thereby forming leg gathers 14 that fit around the underbody.

The disposable diaper 1 is provided with a diaper holding means for hanging on a neck and a shoulder in order to hold and fix the disposable diaper on a wearer's body. First, the front part 2 of the disposable diaper 1
The first holding means 20 is provided at the end 3A of A, and the second holding means 21 is provided at the end 3C of the back face 2C. The first holding means 20 has a length that can be turned around the back of the wearer's neck when worn, and
At the end 3A of A, it continuously extends in a loop from the left side to the right side. That is, the ends 20a, 20a of a single first holding means 20 having a predetermined length are spaced apart in the X direction so as to be bilaterally symmetric with respect to the center line L1 of the disposable diaper 1, The portion 3A is sandwiched and joined between the top sheet 10 and the back sheet 11.

Similarly, at the back portion 2C, the end portions 21a, 21a are joined to the disposable diaper 1 so that the second holding means 21 is symmetrical with respect to the center line L1, thereby forming a loop shape. ing. In addition, at the vertex of the loop-shaped first holding means 20 (the center of the first holding means),
An adhesive tape 22 (or mechanical locking means) for locking the first holding means 20 to the second holding means 21 is provided.

When the disposable diaper 1 provided with the first and second holding means 20 and 21 is attached, first, the loop of the first holding means 20 is hung on the neck of the wearer, and the front part 2A is attached to the wearer. Apply to the abdomen. Then, the middle part 2B of the disposable diaper 1 is applied to the crotch of the wearer, and the back part 2C is applied to the buttocks or the back of the wearer. Then, the adhesive tape 22 of the first holding means located behind the neck of the wearer is hooked near the vertex of the second holding means 21. As a result, as shown in FIG. 2, the holding means 20, 21 function as a so-called suspender, and the disposable diaper 1 is held on the body of the wearer.

As described above, the disposable diaper 1 of the present invention comprises:
There is no need to turn the wearer on his back when wearing it, and it is not necessary to pass both feet one by one, so even if the wearer is crawling and moving with both feet on, for example Can be attached. In addition, even when the user wears overpants, the user can change the overpants by simply shifting the overpants up to the knees and lowering them, which is convenient. Although the first holding means 20 slightly applies a burden to the back of the wearer's neck, the wearer rarely feels uncomfortable because it is relatively strong against the force acting from the back to the front of the wearer's neck.

The holding means 20 and 21 are made of non-woven fabric, cloth,
It can be formed of paper, rubber, string, or the like. The holding means preferably has a function of elastically contracting. For example, the holding means 20 and 21 shown in FIG. 1 are formed of a non-woven fabric, and each of the elastic members 2 and 21 is extended and contracted in the length direction.
3, 23, 24, and 24.

The tension of each of the first holding means 20 and the second holding means 21 when the diaper holding means provided with the elastic member is stretched around the neck of the infant is 200.
It is preferable that the weight is from g to 1,000 g. When the tension is smaller than the lower limit, the disposable diaper 1 becomes heavier when absorbing excrement, and when the wearer moves in this state, the disposable diaper 1 is easily shifted. If the tension is larger than the upper limit, the tightening behind the neck of the wearer at the time of wearing becomes strong, and the wearer may feel uncomfortable. In consideration of such a reason, a more preferable stress is 300 g or more and 600 g or less, and more preferably about 400 g.

However, the diaper holding means may not include an elastic member. Further, only the first holding means may include an elastic member, and the second holding means may not include an elastic member. If the diaper holding means is not provided with an elastic member, the length of the diaper holding means can be adjusted at the time of wearing, or the hooking position between the diaper holding means and the disposable diaper main body can be changed. Preferably, the length of time can be varied.

The adhesive tape 22 provided on the first holding means 20 is provided with a release sheet in advance.
When used, peel off the release sheet to expose the adhesive surface. Any adhesive tape can be used as long as it has adhesiveness, for example, a rubber-based adhesive or an acrylic resin. However, it is preferable to have an adhesive force that is not easily peeled off while wearing the diaper. It is preferable that the top of the loop-shaped second holding means 21 is covered with a resin film so that the adhesive tape can be easily peeled off when the diaper 1 is replaced. Alternatively, a cut line (for example, a perforated cut line) that can be cut may be formed in the adhesive tape or the diaper holding means.

The adhesive tape 22 for joining the diaper holding means to each other may be any as long as it can perform the same function. For example, a resin sheet formed with a large number of mushroom-shaped or hook-shaped locking projections having a locking head on one holding means is provided, and the other holding means is tricot-knitted using polyester fiber as a material. A woven or non-woven fabric may be provided. In this case, if the area of the nonwoven fabric is made larger than the area of the resin sheet, it is possible to appropriately adjust the hooking position of the holding means.

Further, the disposable diaper 1 of the present invention may be provided with means for holding and fixing the diaper to the body around the waist of the wearer, in addition to the first and second holding means. preferable. In the disposable diaper 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the hooks 1 are attached to both edges of the top sheet 10 at the rear flap (the portion protruding in the X direction) of the rear portion 2 </ b> C.
7 is provided on the front flap (portion protruding in the X direction) of the back sheet 11 on the front surface portion 2A.
Is installed. When the disposable diaper 1 is worn, the rear flap of the back part 2C is superimposed on the back sheet 11 of the front part 2A, and at the waist part of the wearer,
The hooking section 17 is hooked on a hooking sheet 18. As a result, the state shown in FIG. 2 is obtained, and the front and rear sides 2A and 4C of the disposable diaper 1 are locked by the flap, and the diaper 1 is held and fixed even at the wearer's waist. You. In this manner, by holding the disposable diaper 1 even at the wearer's waist, the disposable diaper 1 is less likely to be displaced, and leakage of urine and the like from the side can be prevented.

The hooking sheet 18 is a resin sheet having a large number of mushroom-shaped or hook-shaped hooking projections having a hooking head at the tip, for example. The hanging portion 17 is, for example, a woven or nonwoven fabric that is tricot-knitted using polyester fiber as a material. Alternatively, the locking portion 17 is an adhesive tape, and the locking sheet 18 is a resin film. In addition, the disposable diaper 1 of the present invention includes holding means 20, 2
1, the hooking portion 17 and the hooking sheet 18
May be weaker than a waist fastener provided in a normal diaper.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing another embodiment of the disposable diaper of the present invention from the liquid-permeable sheet side, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state where the disposable diaper shown in FIG. 3 is mounted. The disposable diaper 101 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 has the same configuration as the disposable diaper shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 except for holding means 121, 125, and 126.

In the disposable diaper 101 shown in FIG. 3, the ends 125a, 1a of the two first holding means 125, 126 are provided.
26a is joined to the end 3A of the front surface 2A. The opposite ends 125b and 126b of the first holding means 125 and 126 are joined to each other to form a loop-shaped first holding means. On the other hand, the second
The holding means 121 is a single band having a predetermined length, and its end 121a is joined to the center in the X direction at the end 3C of the back surface 2C of the disposable diaper 101. An adhesive tape 122 is provided on the opposite end 121 b of the second holding means 121.
These holding means 121, 125, and 126 are formed of a nonwoven fabric and include elastic members, similarly to the holding means shown in FIGS.

When the disposable diaper 101 is worn,
And, like the disposable diaper 1 shown in FIG. 2, the first holding means is hung on the neck of the wearer, and the back of the disposable diaper 101 is applied to the back or buttocks of the wearer. Then, the second holding means 121 is linearly extended in the direction of the head of the wearer, and the apex (the end 125b and the end 1) of the loop-shaped first holding means is extended.
26b is joined and folded back. Then, the end 121 of the folded holding means 121
The adhesive tape 122 provided on the second holding means 121 is adhered to an appropriate place of the second holding means 121 extending linearly. As a result, as shown in FIG. 4, a disposable diaper 101 having the same function as the disposable diaper 1 shown in FIG. 2 is obtained.
Such a disposable diaper 101 does not require a step of joining one diaper with a single holding means in a loop shape, and it is easy to provide the first and second holding means in the manufacturing process.

FIG. 5 shows still another embodiment of the disposable diaper according to the present invention. In the disposable diaper 201 shown in FIG. 5, the end 227a of one holding means 227 is joined to the left end of the wearer on the front surface of the disposable diaper 201. Also, the end 22 of the other holding means 228
8a is joined to the right end of the wearer on the front part of the disposable diaper 201. When the disposable diaper 201 is worn, the front part, the middle part, and the back part of the disposable diaper are applied to the wearer, and the holding means 227 and 228 are put on the wearer's shoulder and turned around the back. At this time, when the holding means 227 and 228 are mounted so as to cross each other on the back of the mounting as shown in FIG. 5, the mounting of the disposable diaper 201 becomes more stable. That is, the holding means 22
7 is hooked on the right end of the back of the disposable diaper 201, and the holding means 228b is hooked on the left end of the back.

As means for hooking the ends 227b and 228b to the disposable diaper 201, an adhesive tape is provided at the end similarly to the above-mentioned embodiment, and is joined at an appropriate position at the end of the back part. Can be. Alternatively, a resin sheet having a large number of mushroom-shaped or hook-shaped hooking projections having hooking heads at the ends at the end portions 227b and 228b is provided, and is provided on the backsheet on the back of the disposable diaper 201. Alternatively, a woven or non-woven fabric that is tricot-knitted using polyester fibers as a material may be provided and hooked to each other. Any other means may be used for locking. In the disposable diaper 201 shown in FIG. 5, the ends 227b, 22 of the holding means 227, 228
8b may be joined to the back end in advance, and the ends 227a and 228a may be hooked to the front end after the diaper is attached. In the disposable diaper 201 shown in FIG. 5, there is no burden on the wearer's neck when the disposable diaper shown in FIGS.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing another embodiment of the disposable diaper of the present invention from the liquid-permeable sheet side, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state where the disposable diaper shown in FIG. 6 is mounted. The disposable diaper 301 shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 is configured by a rectangular top sheet, a back sheet, and an absorber, and a front portion 302A applied to the abdomen of the wearer during use.
And a back portion 302 applied to the buttocks or the back when used.
C and an intermediate portion 302B applied to the crotch portion when used. However, the flap as in the disposable diaper 1 of FIG. 1 does not protrude from both sides of the front part 302A and the back part 302C of the disposable diaper 301. And the back part 302 of this disposable diaper 301
C has a waistband 319 instead of waist gathers. The waistband 319 is formed of a nonwoven fabric or the like, and includes an elastic member so as to expand and contract along the circumference of the waist (in the X direction). In addition,
The three-dimensional gathers and leg gathers for preventing lateral leakage have the same configuration as the disposable diaper 1 shown in FIGS.

When the disposable diaper 301 is worn, the first holding means 320 is hung on the neck of the wearer and the intermediate portion 302B is put on the crotch of the wearer in the same manner as the disposable diaper 1 shown in FIGS. The rear portion 302C is applied to the buttocks or the back, and the first holding means 32 is
0 is hooked on the second holding means 321. The diaper can be fixed at the waist of the wearer by hooking the hook sheet 318 of the waist band 319 on the hook 317 provided on the front surface. The disposable diaper 301 having such a shape has a simple manufacturing method, and has a rectangular top sheet, a back sheet and an absorbent body. It is hard to waste. The disposable diaper 301 has both sides 304, 304 of the wearer open as shown in FIG. For this reason, the inside of the diaper is hardly peeled off during wearing.

In the present invention, the disposable diaper 301 shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 may be modified into a disposable diaper 401 having a simpler structure without leg gathers as shown in FIG. This disposable diaper 4
For 01, the manufacturing process is further simplified. However, in this case, it is preferable that two or more pairs of three-dimensional gathers for preventing lateral leakage are provided to enhance the effect of preventing leakage from around the underbody of the crotch.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view for explaining the structure of another embodiment of the disposable diaper of the present invention, and FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a state where the disposable diaper shown in FIG. 9 is mounted. FIG.
The disposable diaper 501 shown in FIG.
a and a rear surface portion 530b.

First, a liquid-permeable top sheet 510a
, A back sheet 511a made of a film (i) and a non-woven fabric (ii), and an absorber 512a sandwiched between them.
The front part 530a is formed by the above. Top sheet 5
10a and the backsheet 511a are joined to each other around the absorber 512a by a hot melt type adhesive or the like. By forming the back sheet 511 from a liquid-impermeable and air-permeable film (i) and a non-woven fabric (ii) laminated on the outside thereof, for example, a spun-bonded non-woven fabric, the non-woven fabric appears on the outside of the diaper. The touch when touching the diaper is good. Similarly, the liquid-permeable top sheet 510b and the back sheet 51
A rear surface portion 530b is formed by 1b and the absorber 512b sandwiched therebetween. And disposable diapers 501
The front part 530a and the rear part 530b are joined to each other by a joining line 531.
Are formed by bonding.

On the side of the top sheets 510a and 510b facing the wearer, there is provided a three-dimensional gather formed of a liquid-impermeable strip-shaped sheet for preventing lateral leakage. An elastic member is provided on one side edge of the strip-shaped sheet, and the opposite side edge is bonded to each of the top sheets 510a and 510b. Although the band-shaped sheet is not specifically shown, a position where the band-shaped sheet is bonded to the top sheet 510a is indicated by a dotted line 515.

FIG. 1 shows an end of the front portion 530a.
The first holding means 52 is similar to the disposable diaper 1 shown in FIG.
0 is provided, and a second holding means 521 is provided at an end of the rear surface portion 530b. Further, waist bands 519, 519 are provided on the rear surface portion 530b, similarly to the disposable diaper 301 shown in FIGS.
At the time of wearing, it can be worn like the disposable diaper 301 shown in FIG. 6 and FIG.

As can be seen from FIG. 10 showing the wearing state, the disposable diaper 501 has a smaller dimension W in the X direction of the crotch than in the open hourglass shape. This can be seen by comparing with the disposable diaper 1 shown in FIG. As described above, the dimension W is smaller than that of the conventional one, and the disposable diaper 501 can be appropriately adjusted so that the crotch width of the wearer and the dimension of the diaper in the crotch in the X direction substantially match. It is possible to prevent kinks and wrinkles from occurring. Also,
The feeling of fitting (fitting) also improves.

In the disposable diaper 501 shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, both sides 504 and 504 are open.
Flaps provided on a normal open type diaper are provided on both sides of a front portion 530a and a rear portion 530b,
Both sides may be closed when worn.

[0040]

As described in detail above, the disposable diaper of the present invention does not require the wearer to lie on his back when worn, and it is not necessary to pass both feet one by one through the opening. It can be worn smoothly with a stable posture with both feet on. Also, when removing dirty items and replacing them with new diapers, the diapers can be replaced simply by moving the overpants up to the knees, which is very convenient. When the holding means contains a stretchable elastic member, it is possible to prevent the disposable diaper from being displaced during wearing with a high probability. In addition, if a member that hangs on the waist of the wearer is provided, the disposable diaper can be worn more stably.

Further, a disposable diaper having a rectangular planar shape has a simple manufacturing method and generates little dust during the manufacturing process. Further, since both sides are open, unevenness in the diaper hardly occurs. Also, the disposable diaper formed by the separate front and rear portions fits well in the crotch and can prevent leakage. Also, the feeling of wearing is good.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of a disposable diaper according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state when the disposable diaper of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 is mounted.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing another embodiment of the disposable diaper of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the disposable diaper according to the present invention shown in FIG. 3 when attached.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the disposable diaper of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing another embodiment of the disposable diaper of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the disposable diaper according to the present invention shown in FIG. 6 when attached.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the disposable diaper of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view illustrating the structure of another embodiment of the disposable diaper of the present invention.

10 is a perspective view showing a state when the disposable diaper shown in FIG. 9 is attached.

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 101, 201, 301, 401, 501 Disposable diaper 2A, 302A Front part 2B, 302B Intermediate part 2C, 302C Back part 3A, 3C End part 4, 304, 504 Side 10, 510a, 510b Top sheet 11, 511a, 511b Back sheet 12, 512a, 512b Absorber 13 Elastic member 14 Leg gather 15 Belt-like sheet 16 Elastic member 17,317 Hook portion 18,318,518 Hook sheet 20,320,520 First holding means 21,321, 521 Second holding means 22, 322, 522 Adhesive tape 23, 24 Elastic member 125, 126, 227, 228 Holding means 319, 519 Waist band 530a Front part 530b Rear part 531 Joining line

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A liquid-permeable top sheet directed toward the wearer, a liquid-impermeable back sheet directed toward the outside,
It is composed of an absorber sandwiched between the top sheet and the back sheet, and has a front part applied to the abdomen of the wearer, an intermediate part applied to the crotch, and a rear part applied to the back side. In the diaper, the disposable diaper is provided with a cord-shaped diaper holding means for holding the diaper on the body over the shoulder or neck of the wearer. 2. The disposable diaper according to claim 1, wherein said diaper is provided with a hooking means for hooking both sides of a diaper at the front and rear sides when the diaper is worn. 3. The disposable diaper according to claim 1, wherein the diaper holding means is elastically expandable and contractible. 4. The diaper holding means comprises first holding means extending from the front face part, and second holding means extending from the rear face part, wherein the first holding means is located behind the neck of the wearer. And extends in a loop form from the left side to the right side of the front part so that the first part can be turned around. The disposable diaper according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the diaper extends from the rear surface portion so that the diaper can be hooked on holding means.