Patent ID: 7322967

Claim:
A pant-type disposable garment having a waist opening and a pair of leg openings, the garments comprising a first waist panel, a second waist panel and a crotch panel positioned between the first waist panel and the second waist panel, the crotch panel being openable and reclosable with respect to at least the second waist panel, and the garment further comprising: a releasable joint releasably joining the crotch panel to the second waist panel to preform a pant shape and the releasable joint being released to first open the crotch panel, wherein the releasable joint is provided to join a portion of the second waist panel and a portion of the crotch panel, and a fastening member being capable of refastening the crotch panel to the second waist panel to reform the pant shape after the releasable joint is released; and an attachment unit provided between the second waist panel and the crotch panel, the attachment unit is attached to the second waist panel at a first permanent attachment portion and is attached to the crotch panel at a second permanent attachment portion, and the releasable joint is provided between the first permanent attachment portion and the second permanent attachment portion such that the attachment unit separates at the releasable joint when the releasable joint is released.