Patent ID: 7569042

Claim:
A disposable garment having opposed longitudinal side edges, opposed lateral end edges, a front waist region, a rear waist region and a crotch region which extends between and connects the front waist region and the rear waist region, the disposable garment comprising: a bodyfacing surface; a garment facing surface; two first ears joined to the rear waist region, each of the two first ears having a proximal edge and a distal edge; two second ears joined to the front waist region, each of the two second ears having a proximal edge and a distal edge, and a dual fastening system, the dual fastening system comprising: two first fasteners, at least a portion of each of the first fasteners being situated inboard from the distal edge of the two first ears, each of the two first fasteners being configured to engage at least a portion of the garment facing surface; and two second fasteners, at least a portion of each of the second fasteners being situated inboard from the distal edge of the two second ears, each of the two second fasteners being configured to engage at least a portion of the bodyfacing surface; wherein each of the two first fasteners has a first fastener longitudinal length, each of the two second fasteners has a second fastener longitudinal length and the ratio of the second fastener longitudinal length to the first fastener longitudinal length is greater than 1; and wherein each of the first ears has a first ear longitudinal ear length, each of the second ears has a second ear longitudinal ear length, and the ratio of the second ear longitudinal ear length to the first ear longitudinal ear length is greater than 1, wherein both the first fasteners and the second fasteners are hook-type fasteners, wherein the garment facing surface which each of the two first fasteners is configured to engage serves as a complementary loop-type fastener to the two first fasteners, and wherein either an outer cover or a first fastening panel functions as said complementary loop-type fastener; and wherein the bodyfacing surface which each of the two second fasteners is configured to engage serves as a complementary loop-type fastener to the two second fasteners, and wherein either a liner or a second fastening panel functions as said complementary loop-type fastener.