Patent ID: 8353889

Claim:
A hygienic article having an inner surface facing the user during use, an outer surface facing away from the user during use and optionally an absorbent core therebetween; said hygienic article comprising: a front waist region and a back waist region with a crotch region connecting said front and back waist regions along a longitudinal direction; side panels extending outward in a lateral direction from either said front or back waist region; each of said side panels comprising at least two material segments which are connected to each other by a lap seam; said material segments defining a distal segment and a proximal segment in the lateral direction; said side panels each having at least one fastener at their distal end which fasteners are adapted to secure said side panels to the front or back waist region such that the hygienic article assumes a pant like shape; said side panels are folded back towards the hygienic article longitudinal centreline before use and are attached to the inner or outer surface by at least one temporary attachment; wherein the material segments which form each side panel are attached to each other by the lap seam in such a way that when the side panels are folded back towards the longitudinal centreline of the hygienic article the distal material segment is placed closer towards the inner or outer surface of the hygienic article than the proximal material segment attached to said distal segment and that the at least one temporary attachment is situated on the lap seam or between the lap seam and the longitudinal outer edge of the chassis.