Fastener orientation for packaged garments having refastenable seams
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsRobert L. Popp, William M. Lynch
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Abstract
Packaged garments having prefastened, refastenable seams oriented in a certain position can preserve fastener performance. Such refastenable seams are particularly suitable for side seams on pant-like disposable garments. Prior to or during packaging of the garment, the refastenable seams are prefastened and positioned such that any fastening components lie flat in a plane perpendicular to a plane in which front and back panels of the garment lie. When the garment is compressed and packaged, the fastening components remain flat and do not become creased or crushed.
Claims22
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.
A packaged garment having a waist opening and two leg openings, 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;
- first and second front side panels extending transversely from respective aides of the front panel, each front side panel having a body facing surface and a clothing facing surface;
- first and second back aide panels extending transversely from respective aides of the back panel, each back side panel having a body facing surface and a clothing facing surface;
- wherein the first front side panel is connected to the first back side panel to form a first prefastened, refastenable seam, the first refastenable seam comprising a first fastening component;
- the second front side panel is connected to the second back side panel to form a second prefastened, refastenable seam, the second refastenable seam comprising a second fastening component;
- wherein the first and second fastening components lie in first and second planes, the first and second planes being approximately perpendicular to a plane in which the front panel lies.
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.
A package of prefastened, refastenable garments, comprising:
- a generally polyhedral enclosure composed of a flexible material surrounding a plurality of prefastened, refastenable garments, the polyhedral enclosure comprising a pair of side walls, a pair of end walls, a top wall, and a bottom wall,
- wherein each of the plurality of garments comprises:
- 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 region lies, and in a plane approximately parallel to a plane in which an adjacent side wall lies.
A package of prefastened, refastenable pant-like disposable garments, comprising:
- a generally polyhedral enclosure composed of a flexible material surrounding a plurality of prefastened, refastenable disposable garments, the polyhedral enclosure comprising a pair of side walls, a pair of end walls, a top wall, and a bottom wall, wherein each garment comprises front and back regions, a crotch region connection the front and back regions, and at a fastening component connecting the front and back regions to place each of the plurality of garments in a prefastened, pant-like configuration;
- wherein each fastening component lies in a plane which is approximately parallel to a plane occupied by an adjacent enclosure wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.