Patent ID: 6508797
Filing Date: 2003-01-21
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A pant-like, disposable absorbent article which defines a front waist region, a back waist region, a crotch region which extends between and connects said waist regions, a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction, said absorbent article comprising:a) an absorbent chassis which defines an absorbent core, an exterior surface, an interior surface opposite said exterior surface, a pair of laterally opposed side edges and a pair of longitudinally opposed waist edges; b) a pair of opposed side panels which extend laterally outward from said side edges of said absorbent chassis and connect said front waist region to said back waist region to define a waist opening and a pair of leg openings in said pant-like disposable absorbent article, wherein each of said opposed side panels defines a first side margin which is permanently attached to said side edge of said absorbent chassis in said front waist region to provide a pair of front permanent joints and a second side margin which is permanently attached to said side edge of said absorbent chassis in said back waist region to provide a pair of back permanent joints; c) a fastener located in one of said side panels; and d) a line of weakness located in said side panel separating said fastener from one of said front or said back permanent joints, wherein said fastener is released only after said line of weakness is broken, and wherein said fastener is configured to refastenably engage said at least one side panel of said absorbent article to said exterior surface of said absorbent chassis in one of said front waist region or said back waist region of said absorbent article.