Patent ID: 7000260
Filing Date: 2006-02-21
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A garment blank subassembly having a front body portion, a back body portion, and a crotch portion extending from the front body portion to the back body portion and between first and second leg openings, the front body portion having first and second front leg edge portions along the leg openings, a front end opposite the first and second front leg edge portions, and first and second front sides, the back body portion having first and second back leg edge portions along the leg openings, a back end opposite the first and second back leg edge portions, and first and second back sides, the crotch portion having first and second crotch edge portions on opposing sides thereof along the leg openings, the garment blank subassembly having a length extending between the front and back ends, and a width extending transverse to the length, the garment blank subassembly comprising: (a) an absorbent extending from the front end through the crotch portion to the back end; (b) a first elastic attached to the absorbent and extending, from the first side, as a first section of the first elastic, along the width of the garment blank subassembly and generally following one of the first front leg edge portion and the first back leg edge portion toward the crotch portion, as a second section of the first elastic, when incorporated into the garment blank subassembly, across the crotch portion, and as a third section of the first elastic, along and generally following one of the second front leg edge portion and the second back leg edge portion, away from the crotch portion; and (c) a second elastic attached to the absorbent and extending, as a first section of the second elastic, along the width of the garment blank subassembly and generally following the other of the first front leg edge portion and first back leg edge portion toward the crotch portion, as a second section of the second elastic, when incorporated into the garment blank subassembly, across the crotch portion, and as a third section of the second elastic, along and generally following the other of the second front leg edge portion and the second back leg edge portion away from the crotch portion; the second sections of the first and second elastics being devoid of resilient extension force across the crotch portion such that there is a resilient stretch disconnect between the first leg opening elastics and the second leg opening elastics, said crotch portion being free from crossing elastics.