Patent ID: 7207979
Filing Date: 2007-04-24
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An absorbent garment comprising: a front body panel having a length defined along a longitudinal direction and opposite side edges; a rear body panel opposing said front body panel; and a pair of unitary fastening members each comprising at least two independently moveable and integrally formed tab members each having an engagement portion independently releasably and refastenably engaging said front body panel, wherein said tab members of at least one of said fastening members extend laterally inward in the same direction from the same one of said side edges of said front body panel and wherein said tab members are offset from each other in said longitudinal direction, each of said engagement portions having an engagement length, wherein the sum of said engagement lengths of each of said fastening members is at least about 20% of said front body panel length, wherein each of said fastening members comprises a terminal edge opposite said tab members, wherein each of said fastening members is non-integral with and formed separately from said front and rear body panels, and wherein each of said fastening members comprises a portion positioned between said terminal edge and said tab members fixedly secured to at least one of said front and rear body panels wherein said terminal edges of said pair of fastening members are spaced from each other.