A packaged garment defining a waist opening and a leg opening, the garment comprising, a front region comprising a front panel and defining a front waist edge, a back region comprising a back panel and defining a back waist edge, and a crotch region connecting the front and back regions; a front side panel extending transversely from a side of the front panel; a back side panel extending transversely from a side of the back panel; wherein the front side panel is connected to the back side panel to form a prefastened, refastenable seam, the refastenable seam comprising a fastening component; wherein the fastening component lies in a plane approximately perpendicular to a plane in which the front panel lies. view more

The garment of claim 1 wherein the refastenable seam is formed between a body-facing surface of the front side panel and a clothing-facing surface of the back side panel.

The garment of claim 1 wherein the fastening component is engaged with a mating fastening component, wherein the mating fastening component is integral with a side panel.

The garment of claim 1 wherein the front and back side panels are bonded to the front and back panels, respectively.

The garment of claim 1 wherein the fastening component extends transversely outward from a side panel.

A packaged garment having a waist opening and a leg opening, the garment comprising, a front region comprising a front panel and defining a front waist edge, a back region comprising a back panel and defining a back waist edge, and a crotch region connecting the front and back regions; a front side panel extending transversely from a side of the front panel, the front side panel having a body facing surface and a clothing facing surface; a back side panel extending transversely from a side of the back panel, the back side panel having a body facing surface and a clothing facing surface; wherein the front side panel is connected to the back side panel to form a prefastened, refastenable seam, the refastenable seam comprising a fastening component, wherein the fastening component lies in a plane approximately parallel to a plane in which an adjacent enclosure side wall lies. view more

A disposable absorbent article, comprising an absorbent chassis and a fastening system for releasably attaching a front waist region of the absorbent chassis to a back waist region of the absorbent chassis to define a refastenable pant having a waist opening and a pair of leg openings, the refastenable pant comprising: a pair of elastomeric, nonwoven front side panels extending from the waist opening to each leg opening; a pair of elastomeric, nonwoven back side panels extending from the waist opening to each leg opening; a pair of refastenable seams extending from the waist opening to each leg opening, each refastenable seam disposed between an elastomeric front side panel and an elastomeric back side panel; and a pair of elastomeric leg members which partially encircle each leg opening, wherein each elastomeric leg member extends from adjacent an elastomeric front side panel in the front waist region to adjacent an elastomeric back side panel in the back waist region. view more

The disposable absorbent article of claim 8, wherein the refastenable pant further comprises: an elastomeric front waistband disposed in the front waist region and positioned between the pair of elastomeric front side panels; and an elastomeric back waistband disposed in the back waist region and positioned between the pair of elastomeric back side panels. view more

The disposable absorbent article of claim 8, wherein the absorbent article has an overall length dimension, the front side panels are longitudinally spaced from the back side panels, and the front and back side panels have an average length dimension that is about 20 percent or greater of the overall length dimension. view more

A disposable absorbent pant defining a longitudinal axis, front and back longitudinally spaced waist regions, and a crotch region which extends between and interconnects the front and back waist regions, the absorbent pant comprising:</claim-text> a d permeable bodyside liner; a liquid impermeable outer cover bonded to the bodyside liner; an absorbent assembly disposed between the bodyside liner and the outer cover; elastomeric side panels bonded to the outer cover in at least the back waist region; a pair of first fastening components disposed on the elastomeric side panels in the back waist region; and a pair of second fastening components disposed in the front waist region; wherein: the first and second fastening components comprise mechanical fastening elements that are adapted to releasably engage one another to define mating pairs of fasteners and form a waist opening and a pair of leg openings; each of the first and second fastening components has an inner end edge disposed toward one of the leg openings, an opposite outer end edge disposed toward the waist opening, a length dimension that is generally parallel to the longitudinal axis, a width dimension, a length-to-width ratio of about 5 or greater; and at least one fastening component of each mating pair of fasteners has at least one hinge area that transversely bisects the at least one fastening component, and the hinge area is offset along the length dimension closer to the inner end edge than the outer end edge. view more

An absorbent article comprising:</claim-text> an outer cover having an interior surface and an opposite exterior surface; an absorbent assembly disposed on the interior surface; a permanent character graphic disposed on the outer cover; an active t graphic disposed on the outer cover; and a visual segmentation element disposed between the permanent character graphic and the active object graphic; wherein the absorbent article defines a longitudinal centerline and the permanent character graphic and the active object graphic are longitudinally separated by about 20 millimeters or more. view more

An absorbent article comprising:</claim-text> an outer cover having an interior surface and an opposite exterior surface; an absorbent assembly disposed on the interior surface; a permanent character graphic disposed on the outer cover; an active t graphic disposed on the outer cover; and a visual segmentation element disposed between the permanent character graphic and the active object graphic; wherein the absorbent article defines a longitudinal centerline and further comprises at least one visual segmentation element disposed between the permanent character graphic and the active object graphic such that the visual segmentation element and the permanent character graphic are longitudinally separated by about 10 millimeters or more. view more

An absorbent article comprising:</claim-text> an outer cover having an interior surface and an opposite exterior surface; an absorbent assembly disposed on the interior surface; a permanent character graphic disposed on the outer cover; an active t graphic disposed on the outer cover; and a visual segmentation element disposed between the permanent character graphic and the active object graphic; wherein the absorbent article defines a longitudinal centerline and further comprises at least one visual segmentation element disposed between the permanent character graphic and the active object graphic such that the visual segmentation element and the active object graphic are longitudinally separated by about 10 millimeters or more. view more

An absorbent article comprising:</claim-text> an outer cover having an interior surface and an opposite exterior surface; an absorbent assembly disposed on the interior surface; a permanent character graphic disposed on the outer cover; an active t graphic disposed on the outer cover; and a visual segmentation element disposed between the permanent character graphic and the active object graphic; wherein the absorbent article defines a longitudinal centerline, a transverse centerline, opposite first and second longitudinal end edges, and the absorbent article further comprises a plurality of active object graphics that are located in a distinct active graphic region having a length dimension of about 10 centimeters or less measured parallel to the longitudinal centerline and a width dimension of about 6 centimeters or less measured parallel to the transverse centerline. view more

An absorbent article comprising:</claim-text> an outer cover having an interior surface and an opposite exterior surface; an absorbent assembly disposed on the interior surface; a permanent character graphic disposed on the outer cover; an active t graphic disposed on the outer cover; and a visual segmentation element disposed between the permanent character graphic and the active object graphic; wherein the absorbent article comprises from 4 to 8 active object graphics that have a size of at least about 1.5 by 1.5 centimeter and less than about 3 by 3 centimeters. view more