Patent ID: 7819851

Claim:
An absorbent product, comprising a front panel, a back panel, two opposing side panels arranged between the front panel and the back panel, and a crotch section arranged between the front panel and the back panel; at least one of the side panels having opposed lateral edges non-releasably connected to the front panel and back panel, respectively, the at least one of the side panels further comprises a first panel section and a second panel section adjacent the opposite lateral edges, respectively, and the first panel section connected to the second panel section by a seam adapted to be non-resealably broken by a user to open the side panel, said first panel section configured with a first side portion and a first tab and a second panel section configured with a second side portion and a second tab, wherein the first tab includes a fastened side and an opposite unfastened side and overlaps the second panel section and is fastened by a fastener on the fastened side such that it can be opened and resealed, directly to an outer surface side of the second side portion, wherein the second tab includes a fastened side and an opposite unfastened side and overlaps the first panel section and is fastened by a fastener on the fastened side, such that it can be opened and resealed, directly to an outer surface side of the first side portion, wherein, in a fastened state, the first tab and the second tab do not overlap each other in plan view, and the outer surface side of the first panel section faces essentially the same way as the outer surface side of the second panel section, the entire unfastened sides of the first tab and the second tab face essentially the same way as the outer surface sides of the first and second panel sections and define an outermost surface of the at least one of the side panels.