Patent ID: 8361048

Claim:
A refastenable absorbent garment with a longitudinal axis in the machine direction, comprising: a. an absorbent chassis with a longitudinal axis in the machine direction and transversely opposed side edges; b. a discrete first side-panel web with a waist end edge and a leg end edge; c. a first fastener strip disposed on the discrete first side-panel web, the first fastener strip spanning substantially the length of the first side-panel web between the waist end edge and the leg end edge, wherein the fastener strip forms separable and refastenable side seams; d. the discrete first side-panel web with the first fastener strip thereon permanently bonded to the absorbent chassis at attachment lines proximal to each of the transversely opposed side edges of the absorbent chassis; e. a discrete second side-panel web with a waist end edge and a leg end edge and having a second fastener complementary to the first fastener strip, the discrete second side-panel web permanently bonded to the absorbent chassis at attachment lines proximal to each of the transversely opposed side edges of the absorbent chassis; f. whereby the discrete first side-panel web and the discrete second side-panel web lay mostly or entirely within the transversely opposed side edges of the absorbent chassis.