Patent ID: 7638014

Claim:
A method of making an undergarment, the method comprising the steps of: a. providing an elastic sheet material and first and second oppositely disposed layers of nonwoven fabric material; b. adhering said elastic material to said facing sides of said first and second layers of nonwoven fabric material; c. severing a pre-selected portion of said elastic material; d. providing a discontinuous section of graphically printed material, said section having a predetermined area exceeding the area of said severed portion of said elastic material; e. providing a sheet of backing material; f. adhering said graphically printed material to one side of said sheet of backing material; g. after step (f), merging and adhering said backing material and said graphically printed material to said second nonwoven layer of fabric material wherein said graphically printed material is aligned with and extending over said severed portion of said elastic material; h. folding said backing material over a portion of said first layer of nonwoven fabric thereby forming an assembled chassis web; and i. prior to step (g), folding a portion of said second layer of nonwoven fabric over a portion of said first layer on nonwoven fabric.