Patent ID: 7297139

Claim:
An absorbent garment comprising: a body panel comprising a layer of non-woven spunbond material having a pattern of discrete bonded areas, wherein said body panel has a non-elasticized and non-gathered area; and a hook-type fastener member comprising a high density array of hooks with a hook density of at least 60 hooks per square centimeter, wherein at least a portion of said array of hooks is directly engaged with said discrete bonded areas of said non-woven spunbond material at said non-elasticized and non-gathered area of said body panel; wherein said layer of non-woven spunbond material comprises a first layer of non-woven spunbond material, and further comprising a second layer of non-woven spunbond material, wherein said first and second layers of non-woven spunbond material are connected directly to each other free of any intervening layers at said non-elasticized and non-gathered area.