04.03.20
Robert Lee Popp, Hortonville, WI; Marcille Faye Ruman, Oshkosh, WI; and Kathleen Irene Bennett, Neenah, WI.
Assigned to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI.
Filed: 11/16/16
Issued: 3/3/20
A pre-fastened, packaged disposable training pant having a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis, the training pant having an unfolded and unfastened configuration prior to packaging and a pre-fastened and folded packaged configuration, the training pant comprising: a chassis including longitudinal ends, transverse sides, a front region having a pair of transversely opposed front side panels connected to the chassis along front attachment lines and including transverse distal edges defining a transverse width of the training pant at the front region thereof, a back region having a pair of transversely opposed back side panels connected to the chassis along back attachment lines and including transverse distal edges defining a transverse width of the training pant at the back region thereof, a crotch region extending between and interconnecting the front and back regions, first fastening components disposed on the front side panels at or adjacent to each of the distal edges, and corresponding second fastening components disposed on the back side panels at or adjacent to each of the distal edges, in the unfolded and unfastened configuration, the transverse width of the training pant at the front region thereof being substantially equal to the transverse width of the training pant at the back region thereof; and in the pre-fastened and folded packaged configuration, the first fastening components being fastened to the second fastening components to define first and second overlapping refastenable side seams, one of the front side panels and the back side panels being folded twice, once at or near the refastenable side seam and once at or near one of the front attachment lines and the back attachment lines, and the other of said front side panels and the back side panels being folded once at or near one of the front attachment lines and the back attachment lines.
Assigned to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI.
Filed: 11/16/16
Issued: 3/3/20
A pre-fastened, packaged disposable training pant having a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis, the training pant having an unfolded and unfastened configuration prior to packaging and a pre-fastened and folded packaged configuration, the training pant comprising: a chassis including longitudinal ends, transverse sides, a front region having a pair of transversely opposed front side panels connected to the chassis along front attachment lines and including transverse distal edges defining a transverse width of the training pant at the front region thereof, a back region having a pair of transversely opposed back side panels connected to the chassis along back attachment lines and including transverse distal edges defining a transverse width of the training pant at the back region thereof, a crotch region extending between and interconnecting the front and back regions, first fastening components disposed on the front side panels at or adjacent to each of the distal edges, and corresponding second fastening components disposed on the back side panels at or adjacent to each of the distal edges, in the unfolded and unfastened configuration, the transverse width of the training pant at the front region thereof being substantially equal to the transverse width of the training pant at the back region thereof; and in the pre-fastened and folded packaged configuration, the first fastening components being fastened to the second fastening components to define first and second overlapping refastenable side seams, one of the front side panels and the back side panels being folded twice, once at or near the refastenable side seam and once at or near one of the front attachment lines and the back attachment lines, and the other of said front side panels and the back side panels being folded once at or near one of the front attachment lines and the back attachment lines.
