Patent ID: 6959564

Claim:
A panty construction having improved moisture management, comprising: (a) a body portion defining: (i) a waist opening at its top and a pair of leg openings; (ii) a front section and a back section; (iii) a crotch section joining the front and back sections and defining a major axis therebetween, the crotch section having inner and outer surfaces, opposed side edges and opposed front and back edges; (b) a panty liner having an inner surface and an outer surface, opposed side edges, and opposed front and back edges, the panty liner formed from a knitted fabric comprising: (i) alternating courses of hydrophilic synthetic yarns, the alternating courses comprising yarns of different sizes; (ii) so knitted to form a rib knit with parallel ribs, the parallel ribs formed parallel to the alternating courses; and (c) wherein the panty liner overlies and is attached to the inner surface of the crotch area so that the parallel ribs are substantially parallel with the major axis of the crotch area.