Patent ID: 7220335

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a disposable undergarment comprising: moving a web of body panel material in a longitudinal machine direction; cutting said web of body panel material along said longitudinal machine direction and thereby forming a rear body panel web and a front body panel web each having a maximum rise and a minimum rise respectively, wherein said maximum rise of each of said rear and front body panel webs is greater than said minimum rise of a corresponding one of said rear and front body panel webs; shifting at least one of said rear and front body panel webs in said longitudinal machine direction and thereby aligning said maximum rises of said rear and front body panel webs; aligning a crotch member comprising at least one strectchable component comprising an elastic material with each of said rear and front body panels at said maximum rises; and connecting said crotch member to each of said rear and front body panel webs.