Combination Of Refastenable And Releasable Bonds

Abstract

A refastenable, pant-like garment, including a chassis including a first waist region and a second waist region, together defining a waist opening and first and second leg openings. The garment also includes a first refastenable seam joining a first distal portion of the first waist region to a first distal portion of the second waist region. The first refastenable seam includes a first refastenable bond connecting the first distal portion of the first waist region and the first distal portion of the second waist region having a first refastenable bond peel strength.

1 . A refastenable joint joining a first material having a first end and a second end to a second material having a third end and a fourth end, including a refastenable bond connecting the first end to the third end, the first material being folded and bonded with a releasable bond wherein separating the second end from the fourth end initially stresses the refastenable bond and the releasable bond predominantly in peel, then ruptures the releasable bond predominantly in peel, then stresses the refastenable bond predominantly in shear. 
     
     
         2 . The joint of  claim 1 , wherein the third end is folded and bonded with a permanent bond, separating the second end from the fourth end initially stresses the permanent bond, refastenable bond and the releasable bond in peel, then destroys the releasable bond in peel, then stresses the refastenable bond and permanent bond in shear. 
     
     
         3 . The joint of  claim 2 , wherein the permanent bond comprises an ultrasonic bond. 
     
     
         4 . The joint of  claim 1 , wherein the releasable bond has a releasable bond peel strength, the permanent bond has a permanent bond peel strength and the refastenable bond has a refastenable bond peel strength, the releasable bond peel strength is less than the refastenable bond peel strength, and the refastenable bond peel strength is less than the permanent bond peel strength. 
     
     
         5 . The joint of  claim 4 , wherein a ratio of the refastenable bond peel strength to the releasable bond peel strength is greater than 1.5. 
     
     
         6 . The joint of  claim 4 , wherein the ratio of the refastenable bond peel strength to the releasable bond peel strength is greater than 50. 
     
     
         7 . The joint of  claim 1 , wherein the refastenable bond comprises hook and loop, cohesive, adhesive or tape. 
     
     
         8 . The joint of  claim 1 , wherein the releasable bond comprises an ultrasonic bond. 
     
     
         9 . The joint of  claim 1 , wherein the releasable bond comprises a pressure bond. 
     
     
         10 . The joint of  claim 1 , wherein the releasable bond comprises an adhesive bond.