Disposable incontinence garment or training pant

A disposable pant-like garment for absorbing human discharge, comprising:

• an absorbent assembly comprising a liquid-impervious outer cover, a liquid-pervious liner and an absorbent medium therebetween;
• said absorbent assembly further comprising generally opposite side edges and generally opposite end edges,
• stretchable side panels and said absorbent assembly being joined together to form a waist opening and a pair of leg openings, portions of said absorbent assembly side edges being generally adjacent respective said leg openings, said absorbent assembly end edges being generally adjacent said waist opening,
• respective portions of said stretchable side panels being generally peripherally disposed along respective portions of said leg openings, and
• a gathering means being joined generally along the remaining crotch portion of each said leg opening for gathering sad crotch portion, whereby said stretchable side panels and said gathering means are generally peripherally disposed about respective said leg openings to provide elasticity thereto and to prevent leakage thereat, and said stretchable side panels provide generally inwardly directed force vectors against a wearer to maintain said garment snugly against the wearer's body both before and after a discharge.

A disposable pant-like garment for absorbing human discharge comprising:

• an absorbent assembly comprising a liquid-impervious outer cover, a liquid-pervious liner, and an absorbent medium therebetween;
• said absorbent assembly further comprising generally opposite side edges and generally opposite end edges,
• stretchable side panels being joined to said side edges to form with said absorbent assembly a waist opening and a pair of leg openings, and
• a gathering means being joined along a crotch portion of each said leg opening for gathering said crotch portion,
• said stretchable side panels bordering a remaining portion of each said leg opening in a relatively non-gathered manner.

A disposable pant-like garment for absorbing human discharge comprising:

• an absorbent assembly comprising an outer cover and an absorbent medium;
• said absorbent assembly further comprising generally opposite side edges and generally opposite end edges,
• stretchable side panels being joined to said side edges to form with said absorbent assembly a waist opening and a pair of leg openings, and
• a gathering means being joined along a crotch portion of each said leg opening for gathering said crotch portion,
• said stretchable side panels bordering a remaining portion of each said leg opening in a relatively non-gathered manner.

A disposable child's training pant, comprising:

• an absorbent assembly comprising an outer cover and an absorbent medium;
• said absorbent assembly further comprising generally opposite side edges and generally opposite end edges,
• stretchable side panels being joined to said side edges to form with said absorbent assembly a waist opening and a pair of leg openings, and
• a gathering means being joined along a crotch portion of each said leg opening for gathering said crotch portion,
• said stretchable side panels bordering a remaining portion of each said leg opening in a relatively non-gathered manner.