Patent ID: 7419562

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a disposable undergarment comprising: moving a web of body panel material in a longitudinal machine direction, said web of body panel material having first and second outer edges; 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 respective inner edge, wherein said inner edge of each of said front and rear body panel webs comprises alternating peaks and valleys, each of said front and rear body panel webs having a minimum rise defined between at least one of said valleys of each of said respective front and rear body panel webs and said first and second outer edges respectively, wherein said minimum rises form at least in part leg opening portions of said front and rear body panel webs, and wherein front and rear body panel webs each comprise a crotch portion; separating said front and rear body panel webs in a lateral cross direction, wherein said crotch portions of each of said rear and front body panel webs are spaced apart in said lateral cross direction and forming a gap therebetween in a non-overlapping relationship; and bridging said gap between said crotch portions of said front and rear body panel webs with a crotch member, wherein said crotch member does not cover said valleys defining said minimum rises of each of said front and rear body panel webs.