Disposable diaper with fastener retained end barrier

Abstract From the Canadian patent

A disposable diaper comprising an absorbent pad assem-, bly having an absorbent pad a front surface, a back surface, a, pair of side edges and a pair of end edges connecting the side edges. The pad assembly has a plurality of longitudinally extending folds defining a box-pleat configuration of the pad assembly having a pair of first fold lines defining a longitudinally extending central panel, and a pair of second fold lines defining a pair of first pleat panels intermediate the first and second fold lines and overlying the central panel and defining a, pair of second pleat panels extending from the second fold lines. The pad assembly has a lateral fold of the box-pleat assembly along a …