Patent ID: 8764721

Claim:
A method of manufacturing an absorbent garment comprising: moving a web of body panel material in a longitudinal machine direction, said web having a bodyside surface and a garment side surface; 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; separating said rear and front body panel webs in a lateral cross-direction, wherein said maximum rises of each of said rear and front body panel webs are spaced apart in said lateral cross-direction and form a gap therebetween in a non-overlapping relationship; 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; centering an absorbent insert extending in a lateral cross-direction along said maximum rises of said rear and front body panels, wherein said absorbent insert comprises a base panel having opposite side edges and at least a pair of folds extending from said side edges of said base panel; and connecting said pair of folds to said garment side surface of each of said front and rear body panel webs.