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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2008
Paul T. Van Gompel, Hortonville, WI (US);
Russell E. Thorson, Appleton, WI (US);
Jacqueline A. Gross, Neenah, WI (US);
Paul T. Van Gompel, Hortonville, WI (US);
Russell E. Thorson, Appleton, WI (US);
Jacqueline A. Gross, Neenah, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A disposable undergarment includes a front body panel having a pair of opposite first side edges, a first waist edge and a first crotch edge spaced from said first waist edge. A rear body panel has a pair of opposite second side edges, a second waist edge and a second crotch edge spaced from said second waist edge. The crotch edges of each of the front and rear body panel webs includes at least one peak and at least one valley. Each of the front and rear body panels have a minimum rise defined between the valley of each of the respective front and rear body panels and the first and second waist edges respectively. The valleys defining the minimum rises form at least in part leg opening portions of the front and rear body panels. The crotch edges of the front and rear body panels are spaced apart and form a gap therebetween in a non-overlapping relationship. A crotch member bridges the gap and has opposite end portions connected to the front and rear body panels respectively. The crotch member does not cover the valleys defining the minimum rises of each of the front and rear body panels.