Patent ID: 7201744
Filing Date: 2007-04-10
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A refastenable absorbent garment comprising: a first body panel having a body side and a garment side; a second body panel having a body side and a garment side; and a fastener member attached to said body side of said first body panel and comprising a refastenable portion formed on a garment side of said fastener member, said refastenable portion releasably attached to said body side of said second body panel, wherein said refastenable portion directly engages said second body panel, wherein said fastener member comprises a first portion attached to said body side of said first body panel and a second portion comprising said refastenable portion releasably attached to said body side of said second body panel, and wherein each of said first and second body panels comprise an outboard side edge and wherein each of said first and second portions comprise an inboard and an outboard edge, wherein said outboard edges of said first and second portions are positioned closer to said outboard side edges of said first and second body panels, respectively, than are said inboard edges of said first and second portions, and wherein said outboard edges of said first and second portions are hingedly connected.