Patent ID: 7887526

Claim:
A disposable undergarment comprising: an elasticized front body panel comprising a pair of opposite first side edges, a first waist edge and a first crotch edge spaced from said first waist edge; an elasticized rear body panel comprising a pair of opposite second side edges, a second waist edge and a second crotch edge spaced from said second waist edge; wherein said crotch edges of each of said front and rear body panel webs comprises at one peak and at least one valley, each of said front and rear body panels having a minimum rise defined between said valley of each of said respective front and rear body panels and said first and second waist edges respectively, each of said front and rear body panels having a maximum rise defined between said peak of each of said respective front and rear body panels and said first and second waist edges respectively, wherein said valleys defining said minimum rises form at least in part leg opening portions of said front and rear body panels, wherein each peak defining each of said maximum rises is aligned with a longitudinally extending centerline of the undergarment, wherein said crotch edges of said front and rear body panels are spaced apart and form a gap therebetween in a non-overlapping relationship; and a crotch member bridging said gap and having opposite end portions connected to said front and rear body panels respectively, wherein said crotch member does not cover said valleys defining said minimum rises of each of said front and rear body panels.