US005236430A
United States Patent [19] [ii] Patent Number: 5,236,430
Bridges [45] Date of Patent: Aug. 17,1993
[54] DISPOSABLE TRAINING PANT HAVING
FUSION-SLIT SIDE SEAMS [75] Inventor: Russel P. Bridges, Cincinnati, Ohio [73] Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company,
Cincinnati, Ohio [21] Appl. No.: 795,559 [22] Filed: Nov. 21,1991
[51] Int. CI.* A61F 13/15; A61F 13/20;
A41B 9/00; A41B 9/08
[52] U.S. Q 604/396; 604/358;
604/366; 604/370; 604/385.1; 604/393; 2/400;
2/402
[58] Field of Search 604/358, 365-367,
604/370, 380, 383, 385.1, 385.2, 393-397, 372;
2/400, 402, 406
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