Patent ID: 7077834

Claim:
A pant-like disposable garment for absorbing human discharge comprising: a) a front panel; b) a back panel; c) an absorbent assembly including a liquid pervious bodyside liner, a liquid-impervious outer cover, and an absorbent positioned therebetween, said absorbent assembly further including a pair of end edges, said absorbent assembly being secured to said front panel approximate one of said pair of end edges and being secured to said back panel approximate said other one of said pair of end edges, said front and back panels being joined together by a pair of seams to form a waist opening and a pair of leg openings; d) a pair of perforation lines formed in said front panel with each being aligned non-parallel to one of said seams, each of said pair of perforation lines extending from said waist opening to one of said respective leg openings; and e) a pair of attachment members each having a first region and a second region, each of said first regions being secured to one side of each of said perforation lines and each of said second regions extending forward over a portion of said respective perforation line and being removeably attached to said front panel, said pair of perforation lines and said pair of attachment members functioning to allow said waist opening to be opened and closed at least once.