Claims
- 1. A disposable garment in assembled condition having
- a topsheet and a backsheet disposed in an overlying relationship
- spaced apart first and second leg openings, each leg opening having an upper end portion and a lower end portion
- a crotch area extending between said lower end portions of said leg openings
- means for elastically surrounding each of said leg openings,
- the improvement comprising
- said means for elastically surrounding each of said leg openings comprising a plurality of first elastic members and a plurality of second elastic members,
- said first elastic members extending along one-half of said first leg opening, across said crotch area and then along one half of said second leg opening,
- said second elastic members extending along the other half of said first leg opening, across said crotch area and then along the other half of said second leg opening,
- said first and second elastic members intersecting each other adjacent said lower end portion of each leg opening,
- the tensile strength of said first and second elastic members gradually decreasing from a location adjacent said lower end portion of each leg opening to said upper end portion of each leg opening.
- 2. A disposable garment in assembled condition having
- a topsheet and a backsheet disposed in an overlying relationship
- spaced apart first and second leg openings, each leg opening having an upper end portion and a lower end portion
- a crotch area extending between said lower end portions of said leg openings
- means for elastically surrounding each of said leg openings,
- the improvement comprising
- said means for elastically surrounding each of said leg openings comprising a plurality of first elastic members and a plurality of second elastic members
- said first elastic members extending along one-half of said first leg opening, across said crotch area and then along one half of said second leg opening,
- said second elastic members extending along the other half of said first leg opening, across said crotch area and then along the other half of said second leg opening,
- said first and second elastic members intersecting each other adjacent said lower end portion of each leg opening,
- the lateral spacing between each of said first elastic members gradually increasing from a location adjacent said lower end portion of each leg opening to said upper end portion of each leg opening and the lateral spacing between each of said second elastic members gradually increasing from a location adjacent said lower end portion of each leg opening to said upper end portion of each leg opening.
- 3. A disposable garment in assembled condition according to claim 2 wherein the tensile strength of said first and second elastic members gradually decreases from a location adjacent said lower end portion of each leg opening to said upper end portion of each leg opening.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/738,447, filed Jul. 31, 1991 (now U.S. Pat. No. 5,197,960) which in turn is a divisional of Ser. No. 07/626,783, filed Dec. 13, 1990 (now U.S. Pat. No. 5,055,103) and the benefits of 35 USC 120 are claimed relative to these prior applications.
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Continuations (2)
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