Patent ID: 7931636

Claim:
A disposable absorbent article comprising: a front waist region, a back waist region, a crotch region between the waist regions, a front waist side edge, a back waist side edge, a front waist end edge, and a back waist end edge; a longitudinal axis extending from a midpoint of the front waist edge through the crotch region to a midpoint of the longitudinally opposed back waist edge; a web comprising an interior surface and an exterior surface; an absorbent assembly comprising an interior surface and an exterior surface; wherein the web is folded over at a first fold line and attached to itself forming a first hem; wherein the web is folded over at a second fold line and attached to itself forming a second hem; wherein the web is folded over at a third fold line and attached in the front and back waist regions forming a first side flap, the third fold line forming a first side edge of the absorbent article; wherein the web is folded over at a fourth fold line and attached in the front and back waist regions forming a second side flap, the fourth fold line forming a second side edge of the absorbent article; wherein the first side flap comprises the first hem and wherein the second side flap comprises the second hem; wherein each of the first and second hems comprise a longitudinally extending gathering member; wherein the first fold line forms a proximal edge of the first side flap and the second fold line forms a proximal edge of the second side flap; wherein the first and second proximal edges are disposed laterally inward of the first and second side edges; wherein the first and second proximal edges of the first and second side flaps are disposed between the longitudinal centerline and the first and second side edges, respectively; a closure member disposed in at least one of the front and back waist regions; and wherein the closure member maintains waist and leg openings of the absorbent article in a closed configuration to form a pant.