Flangeless seam for use in disposable articles

A flangeless seam for joining front and rear portions of a disposable article having an open configuration and a seaming configuration, the seam comprising:

• a first member having a first proximal portion and a first distal portion, the first distal portion folded upon at least a portion of the first proximal portion to provide a common interface between the first distal portion and the first proximal portion when the seam is in the seaming configuration;
• a second member having a second proximal portion and a second distal portion, the first distal portion and the second distal portion being joinable to one another;
• a barrier member disposed between at least a part of the common interface forming a laminate of at least a part of the first proximal portion, at least a part of the first distal portion, at least part of the second distal portion and at least a part of the barrier member when the seam is in the seaming configuration;
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• a joining means spanning at least a portion of the laminate when the seam is in the seaming configuration, the joining means joining at least a part of the first distal portion and at least a part of the second distal portion, the barrier member preventing the joining means from joining at least a part of the common interface of the first proximal portion and the first distal portion such that the unjoined parts of the first proximal portion and the first distal portion may be separated to provide the seam in its open configuration.

A flangeless seam for joining front and rear portions of a disposable article having an open configuration and a seam configuration, the seam comprising:

• a first member;
• a second member;
• a barrier member having a first portion and a second portion separated by a fold, the first portion of the barrier member being juxtaposed with at least a part of the first member and the second portion of the barrier member being juxtaposed at least a part of the second member forming a laminate;
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• a joining means disposed across at least a part of the laminate, at least a part of the first portion of the barrier member being joined with at least a part of the first member and at least a part of the second portion of the barrier member being joined with at least a part of the second member, wherein the first portion of the barrier member and second portion of the barrier member are not joined such that the unjoined first and second portions may be separated to provide the seam in its open configuration.