Patent ID: 7047572
Filing Date: 2006-05-23
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A method of making a disposable pant having an inward fin crotch seam, comprising: providing first and second panels, each panel having an inner surface, an outer surface, a panel waist edge, a panel leg edge, and two side regions; positioning the panels such that their respective outer surfaces are in a facing relationship; bonding the panels together to form a crotch seam; repositioning the panels such that the inner surfaces are in a facing relationship; and bonding the side regions of the first panel to the side regions of the second panel to create two side seams to define a waist opening and two leg openings; wherein the side seams are fin seams; and wherein the pant has two side edges, and at least a portion of the first panel remains unbonded to the second panel between an outer edge of at least one side seam and the nearest side edge.