Patent ID: 7635360

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 spaced apart outer edges; forming a cutout in said web and thereby removing a portion of said body panel material from said web; 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, wherein said cutting said web of body panel material comprises forming first and second cut edges on said front and rear body panel webs, wherein said removed portion of said body panel material does not form any part of said front and rear body panel webs, and wherein said cutout extends from at least one of said first and second cut edges toward a respective one of said first and second outer edges; and connecting a crotch member to each of said rear and front body panel webs, wherein said crotch member covers an entirety of said cutout, wherein said crotch member comprises an elastic material.