Patent ID: 8357135

Claim:
A continuous strip for making a plurality of diaper side panels, said strip comprising a central region, a first lateral region, a second lateral region, a first set of fasteners anchored to the first lateral region, and a second set of fasteners anchored to the second lateral region; the central region, the first lateral region, and the second lateral region each running the length of strip in the machine direction (M); the first lateral region being located on one longitudinal side of the central region and the second lateral region being located on the other longitudinal side of the central region; and the first set of fasteners being spaced from each other in the machine direction (M), the second set for fasteners being spaced from each other in the machine direction (M); wherein the central region is an elastic region and is made of a different material, and/or has different properties, than the lateral regions; wherein the central region occupies between 20% and 90% of the width of the strip in the cross direction (C), with the lateral regions occupying the remaining territory on either side thereof; and wherein the fasteners are anchored to the longitudinal edge of the respective lateral region and the fasteners extend outwardly away from the central region past the longitudinal edge to which they are anchored.