Kenneth Barclay Buell, Cincinnati, OH; Gregory Ashton, Cincinnati, OH; Craig Andrew Hawkins, Mason, OH; William Robert Vinnage, Jr., Cincinnati, OH; and Mark James Kline, Okeana, OH. Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.
Filed: 8/30/12
Issued: 11/3/15

A disposable garment having a front region, a back region, and a crotch region extending between the front region and the back region, the disposable garment comprising: a chassis in the front region, the back region, and the crotch region; the chassis comprising: a liquid pervious topsheet; a liquid impervious backsheet; and a first acquisition/distribution material; a second acquisition/distribution material, wherein the first acquisition/distribution material is positioned intermediate the topsheet and the second acquisition/distribution material; an absorbent core positioned intermediate the second acquisition/distribution material and the backsheet; and a pair of discrete extensible ear panels that are joined to the chassis and that extend laterally outward relative to the topsheet in the front region or the back region, wherein each of the discrete extensible ear panels comprises: an elastic member; a first discrete nonwoven web; and a second discrete nonwoven web, wherein the elastic member is positioned intermediate the first and second discrete nonwoven webs; wherein the liquid impervious backsheet does not extend to the discrete extensible ear panels.

A disposable garment having a front region, a back region, and a crotch region extending between the front region and the back region, the disposable garment comprising: a chassis in the front region, the back region, and the crotch region; the chassis comprising: a liquid pervious topsheet; a liquid impervious backsheet; a first acquisition/distribution layer; a second acquisition/distribution layer, wherein the first acquisition/distribution layer is positioned intermediate the topsheet and the second acquisition/distribution layer; and an absorbent core positioned intermediate the second acquisition/distribution layer and the backsheet; a pair of ear panels that are discrete from the chassis and that are joined to the chassis and extending laterally outward from the chassis in the front region or the back region, wherein the entire topsheet does not overlap the entire ear panels, wherein each of the ear panels comprises: an elastic member; a first nonwoven web; and a second nonwoven web, wherein the elastic member is positioned intermediate the first and second nonwoven webs; a seam panel extending laterally outward from at least one of the ear panels; and a tab formed with the seam panel and extending laterally outward from the seam panel.