Patent ID: 8235962

Claim:
An absorbent pant garment, comprising: an absorbent chassis defining a waist opening and first and second leg openings; a first front side panel and a first back side panel forming a first refastenable seam there between, wherein the first refastenable seam is refastenable from the waist opening to the first leg opening, with a first fastening component on a first surface of an elastomeric layer of the first front side panel adjacent to a distal edge of the first front side panel refastenably connected to a first mating fastening component on a second surface of the first back side panel adjacent to a distal edge of the first back side panel, wherein the second surface is opposite the first surface, one of the first fastening component and the first mating fastening component being a smaller fastening component of the first refastenable seam; a second front side panel and a second back side panel forming a second refastenable seam there between, wherein the second refastenable seam is refastenable from the waist opening to the second leg opening, with a second fastening component on a first surface of an elastomeric layer of the second front side panel adjacent to a distal edge of the second front side panel refastenably connected to a second mating fastening component on a second surface of the second back side panel adjacent to a distal edge of the second back side panel, wherein the second surface is opposite the first surface, one of the second fastening component and the second mating fastening component being a smaller fastening component of the second refastenable seam; wherein each of the first and second front side panels includes a waist end edge, a distal edge, and a leg end edge, with a portion of the waist end edge and a portion of the leg end edge substantially parallel to one another adjacent the distal edge for a distance greater than a transverse width of the smaller fastening component of the corresponding refastenable seam; wherein each of the first and second back side panels includes a waist end edge, a distal edge, and a leg end edge, with a portion of the waist end edge and a portion of the leg end edge substantially parallel to one another adjacent the distal edge for a distance greater than a transverse width of the smaller fastening component of the corresponding refastenable seam; and wherein the absorbent chassis has an outer cover that forms the first and second front and back side panels to create a one-piece garment exterior.