Calibrated fastener system

Abstract

Disposable garments having a first pair of positioning indicia and second pair of positioning indicia. The first pair of indicia located symmetrically about the longitudinal centerline, the second pair of indicia located substantially symmetrically about the longitudinal centerline. The first pair of indicia located closer to the longitudinal centerline than the second pair of indicia. The first pair of indicia has a length in a longitudinal direction. The second pair of indicia has a length in a longitudinal direction and the longitudinal length of the first pair of indicia is less than the longitudinal length of the second pair of indicia.

1 . A disposable garment having a first waist region, a second waist region and a crotch region which extends between and connects the first waist region and the second waist region, a longitudinal centerline extending from the first waist region to the second waist region, the disposable garment comprising: 
 a bodyfacing surface;    a garment facing surface; and    a fastening system, the fastening system comprising:    at least two fasteners located in the first waist region configured to engage at least a portion of the garment facing surface in the second waist region; the garment facing surface comprises a first pair of positioning indicia and second pair of positioning indicia in the second waist region, wherein the first pair of indicia are located symmetrically about the longitudinal centerline, the second pair of indicia are located substantially symmetrically about the longitudinal centerline, the first pair of indicia is located closer to the longitudinal centerline than the second pair of indicia, the first pair of indicia has a length in a longitudinal direction, the second pair of indicia has a length in a longitudinal direction and the longitudinal length of the first pair of indicia is less than the longitudinal length of the second pair of indicia.    
     
     
         2 . The disposable garment of  claim 1  wherein the fasteners are located on fastener tabs, the fastener tabs include indicia, the fastener tab indicia cooperating with the first and second pair of indicia in guiding a user regarding the positioning of the fasteners.  
     
     
         3 . The disposable garment of  claim 1  wherein the first pair and the second pair of indicia are similar.  
     
     
         4 . The disposable garment of  claim 1  wherein the indicia in the second waist region guides the user fitting the disposable garment regarding the longitudinal positioning of the fasteners.  
     
     
         5 . The disposable garment of  claim 1  wherein the indicia comprise visual indicia.  
     
     
         6 . The disposable garment of  claim 1  wherein the indicia comprise tactile indicia.  
     
     
         7 . The disposable garment of  claim 1  wherein the indicia comprise alphanumeric characters.  
     
     
         8 . The disposable garment of  claim 1  further comprising a second fastening system, the second fastening system comprising: 
 at least two fasteners located in the second waist region configured to engage at least a portion of the bodyfacing surface in the first waist region; the bodyfacing facing surface comprises a first pair of positioning indicia and a second pair of positioning indicia in the first waist region, wherein the first pair of indicia are located symmetrically about the longitudinal centerline, the second pair of indicia are located substantially symmetrically about the longitudinal centerline, the first pair of indicia is located closer to the longitudinal centerline than the second pair of indicia, the first pair of indicia has a length in a longitudinal direction, the second pair of indicia has a length in a longitudinal direction and the longitudinal length of the first pair of indicia is less than the longitudinal length of the second pair of indicia.    
     
     
         9 . A disposable garment having a first waist region, a second waist region and a crotch region which extends between and connects the first waist region and the second waist region, a longitudinal centerline extending from the first waist region to the second waist region, the disposable garment comprising: 
 a bodyfacing surface;    a garment facing surface; and    a fastening system, the fastening system comprising:    at least two fasteners located in the first waist region configured to engage at least a portion of the garment facing surface in the second waist region; the garment facing surface comprises a first pair of positioning indicia, a second pair of positioning indicia and a third pair of positioning indicia in the second waist region, wherein the first pair of indicia are located symmetrically about the longitudinal centerline, the second pair of indicia are located substantially symmetrically about the longitudinal centerline, and the third pair of positioning indicia are located substantially symmetrically about the longitudinal centerline, the first pair of indicia is located closer to the longitudinal centerline than the second pair of indicia, the first pair of indicia has a length in a longitudinal direction, the second pair of indicia has a length in a longitudinal direction and the longitudinal length of the first pair of indicia is less than the longitudinal length of the second pair of indicia, the third pair of indicia has a length in a longitudinal direction and the longitudinal length of the second indicia is less than the longitudinal length of the third indicia.    
     
     
         10 . The disposable garment of  claim 9  wherein the fasteners are located on fastener tabs, the fastener tabs include indicia, the fastener tab indicia cooperating with the first, second and third pair of indicia in guiding a user regarding the positioning of the fasteners.  
     
     
         11 . The disposable garment of  claim 9  wherein the first, second and third pair of indicia are similar.  
     
     
         12 . The disposable garment of  claim 9  wherein the indicia in the second waist region guides the user fitting the disposable garment regarding the longitudinal positioning of the fasteners.  
     
     
         13 . The disposable garment of  claim 9  wherein the indicia comprise visual indicia.  
     
     
         14 . The disposable garment of  claim 9  wherein the indicia comprise tactile indicia.  
     
     
         15 . The disposable garment of  claim 9  wherein the indicia comprise alphanumeric characters.  
     
     
         16 . The disposable garment of  claim 9  further comprising a second fastening system, the second fastening system comprising: 
 at least two fasteners located in the second waist region configured to engage at least a portion of the bodyfacing surface in the first waist region.    
     
     
         17 . The disposable garment of  claim 16  wherein the bodyfacing facing surface comprises a first pair of positioning indicia and second pair of positioning indicia in the first waist region, wherein the first pair of indicia are located symmetrically about the longitudinal centerline, the second pair of indicia of indicia are located substantially symmetrically about the longitudinal centerline, the first pair of indicia is located closer to the longitudinal centerline than the second pair of indicia, the first pair of indicia has a length in a longitudinal direction, the second pair of indicia has a length in a longitudinal direction and the longitudinal length of the first pair of indicia is less than the longitudinal length of the second pair of indicia.  
     
     
         18 . An array of disposable garments comprising a first size and a second size wherein the second size is larger than the first size, the first size comprise positioning indicia, the second size comprise position indicia, and the first size positioning indicia and the second size positioning indicia are calibrated.  
     
     
         19 . The array of disposable garments of  claim 18  wherein the first size positioning indicia include at least two indicia that are calibrated with at least two indicia that is included on the second size positioning indicia.  
     
     
         20 . The array of disposable garment of  claim 18  further contained within a package, wherein the package comprises information related to the calibrated indicia.  
     
     
         21 . The array of disposable garments of  claim 18  wherein the disposable garments have a first waist region, a second waist region and a crotch region which extends between and connects the first waist region and the second waist region, a longitudinal centerline extending from the first waist region to the second waist region, the disposable garments comprising: 
 a bodyfacing surface;    a garment facing surface; and    a fastening system, the fastening system comprising:    at least two fasteners located in the first waist region configured to engage at least a portion of the garment facing surface in the second waist region; the garment facing surface comprises a first pair of positioning indicia, a second pair of positioning indicia and a third pair of positioning indicia in the second waist region, wherein the first pair of indicia are located symmetrically about the longitudinal centerline, the second pair of indicia are located substantially symmetrically about the longitudinal centerline, and the third pair of positioning indicia are located substantially symmetrically about the longitudinal centerline, the first pair of indicia is located closer to the longitudinal centerline than the second pair of indicia, the first pair of indicia has a length in a longitudinal direction, the second pair of indicia has a length in a longitudinal direction and the longitudinal length of the first pair of indicia is less than the longitudinal length of the second pair of indicia, the third pair of indicia has a length in a longitudinal direction, the longitudinal length of the second indicia is less than the longitudinal length of the third indicia and the first size second indicia is calibrated with the second size first indicia.    
     
     
         22 . The array of disposable garments of  claim 21  wherein the first size third indicia is calibrated with the second size second indicia.