Patent ID: 8337479
Filing Date: 2012-12-25
Classification: A61F,B32B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A refastenable pant-type absorbent article, said article having a longitudinal and a transverse direction and comprises a first body panel having a body facing side and a garment facing side and a second body panel having a body facing side and a garment facing side, said first and second body panels being joined to each other along or near at least one of their respective lateral edges by refastenable fastening means to form a side connection, said refastenable fastening means comprising a first fastening member having a first portion attached to or near a lateral edge of the body facing side of the first body panel and having a second portion which is unattached to said first body panel, wherein the first fastening member comprises a hinge between said first and second portions, said hinge extending in a substantial longitudinal direction of the article, said second unattached portion is refastenably attached to a complementary second fastening member provided on the body facing side of the second body panel, wherein the body facing sides of the first and second body panels are arranged in a face-to-face relationship along their lateral edges in the area of the first portion of the first fastening member, wherein a recess is provided in the form of a cut-out in the lateral edge of the first body panel, wherein said recess extends through said first fastening member in the first portion thereof which is attached to the first body panel.