Patent ID: 6287169
Filing Date: 2001-09-11
Classification: A41B

Abstract:
A garment for holding a disposable absorbent article in close bodily contact, said garment having a longitudinal centerline defining a longitudinal direction and a lateral centerline defining a lateral direction, said garment comprising:an elasticized waistband;a front panel having first and second sections, said first section having a greater resistance to stretching in the lateral direction than that of said second section;a rear panel having first and second sections, said first section having a greater resistance to stretching in the lateral direction than that of said second section;a crotch region disposed between and joining said front panel to said rear panel;a pair of elasticized leg openings;a longitudinal stretch control member disposed along said longitudinal centerline in said crotch region, said longitudinal stretch control member serving to limit the extent of longitudinally oriented stretch of said crotch region along the longitudinal centerline;a front stretch control member disposed in said front panel and extending from said longitudinal stretch control member to said waistband to direct the forces from said longitudinal stretch control member to said waistband; anda rear stretch control member disposed in said rear panel and extending from said longitudinal stretch control member to said waistband to direct the forces from said longitudinal stretch control member to said waistband.