Claims
- 1. A refastenable absorbent garment with a longitudinal axis in the machine direction, comprising:
a. an absorbent chassis with a longitudinal axis in the machine direction and transversely opposed side edges; b. a first side-panel web with a waist end edge and a leg end edge; c. a first fastener disposed on the first side-panel web, the first fastener laying between the waist end edge and the leg end edge; d. the first side-panel web with the first fastener strip thereon secured to the absorbent chassis web proximal to a transversely opposed side edge of the absorbent chassis; and e. whereby the first side-panel web lays substantially within the transversely opposed side edges of the absorbent chassis.
- 2. The refastenable absorbent garment with a longitudinal axis in the machine direction according to claim 1, further comprising:
a second side-panel web with a waist end edge and a leg end edge and having a second fastener complementary to the first fastener disposed thereon; the second side-panel web secured to the absorbent chassis web proximal to a transversely opposed side edge of the absorbent chassis; and whereby the second side-panel web lays substantially within the transversely opposed side edges of the absorbent chassis.
- 3. The refastenable absorbent garment with a longitudinal axis in the machine direction according to claim 1, further comprising: the first side-panel web being secured to both transversely opposed side edges and with the first side-panel web and the first fastener strip having a line of weakness or through-cut between the waist end edge and the leg end edge.
- 4. The refastenable absorbent garment with a longitudinal axis in the machine direction according to claim 2, further comprising: the second side-panel web being secured to both transversely opposed side edges with the second side-panel web having a line of weakness or through-cut between the waist end edge and the leg end edge.
- 5. The refastenable absorbent garment with a longitudinal axis in the machine direction according to claim 1, further comprising: the garment being folded to place the first fastener in refastenable attachment with a complementary fastener.
- 6. A garment web, comprising:
a. a garment chassis web with a longitudinal axis in the machine direction and opposed side edges in the cross machine direction; b. a side panel web attached to the garment chassis web at the opposed side edges of the chassis web and having disposed thereon a pair of complementary fastening components opposing each other in the machine direction; and c. the side panel web having a line of relative weakness in the machine direction.
- 7. The garment web of claim 6, further comprising: the side panel web laying substantially within the borders of the garment chassis web.
- 8. A method of making a refastenable absorbent garment with attached side panels and a longitudinal axis in the machine direction, comprising:
a. providing a first side panel web with edges opposed in the machine direction; b. providing a garment chassis web with a longitudinal axis in the machine direction and edges opposed in the cross machine direction; c. disposing a first fastener on the first side panel web, the first fastener located between the opposing edges; d. disposing a second fastener on the first side panel web, the second fastener located between the opposing edges of the side panel web, and the second fastener opposing the first fastener in the machine direction; and being complementary to the first fastener; e. overlaying the first side panel web on the garment chassis web; and f. attaching the first side panel web to the garment chassis web, whereby the side panel web remains substantially between the edges of the garment chassis web.
- 9. The method of making a refastenable absorbent garment with attached side panels and a longitudinal axis in the machine direction, according to claim 8, further comprising: the first side panel web edges opposed in the machine direction being first and second edges, with the first edge being a leg end edge of a side panel of a first in-process garment and the second edge being a leg end edge of a side panel of a second in-process garment.
- 10. The method of making a refastenable absorbent garment with attached side panels and a longitudinal axis in the machine direction, according to claim 9, further comprising: through-cutting the garment chassis web and the first side panel web between the first and second edges, thereby creating a waist edge of the side panel of the first in-process garment and a waist edge of the side panel of the second in-process garment.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/815,788, filed on Mar. 23, 2001.
Divisions (1)
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Number |
Date |
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Parent |
09815788 |
Mar 2001 |
US |
Child |
10457224 |
Jun 2003 |
US |