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An absorbent garment having a pant-like configuration is constructed with strategically placed leg elastic, resulting in an aesthetically pleasing, finished look at the leg openings. Such strategic placements include securing the leg elastic to an outer cover and folding the outer cover over the ela

An absorbent garment having a pant-like configuration is constructed with strategically placed leg elastic, resulting in an aesthetically pleasing, finished look at the leg openings. Such strategic placements include securing the leg elastic to an outer cover and folding the outer cover over the elastic; or placing the elastic between a liquid-permneable body side liner and the outer cover and folding the outer cover over the elastic and securing the outer cover to the body side liner; or folding the outer cover more than once around the elastic. In any case, the distance between the leg elastic is nearly equal to the width dimension of the outer cover of the finished product. In addition to being aesthetically pleasing, the finished product eliminates the chance of exposing the leg elastic to the user. In an alternate embodiment, portions of the outer cover can extend laterally beyond an absorbent layer, thereby serving as seamless leak guards.

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An absorbent garment having a pant-like configuration is constructed with strategically placed leg elastic, resulting in an aesthetically pleasing, finished look at the leg openings. Such strategic placements include securing the leg elastic to an outer cover and folding the outer cover over the ela

An absorbent garment having a pant-like configuration is constructed with strategically placed leg elastic, resulting in an aesthetically pleasing, finished look at the leg openings. Such strategic placements include securing the leg elastic to an outer cover and folding the outer cover over the elastic; or placing the elastic between a liquid-permneable body side liner and the outer cover and folding the outer cover over the elastic and securing the outer cover to the body side liner; or folding the outer cover more than once around the elastic. In any case, the distance between the leg elastic is nearly equal to the width dimension of the outer cover of the finished product. In addition to being aesthetically pleasing, the finished product eliminates the chance of exposing the leg elastic to the user. In an alternate embodiment, portions of the outer cover can extend laterally beyond an absorbent layer, thereby serving as seamless leak guards. rel. 5. The assembly of claim 4 wherein said means for connecting said outer hub to said collar includes structure for threadable engagement between said collar and said outer hub. 6. The assembly of claim 5 wherein said structure for threadable engagement includes structure on the outside of said collar and in said passageway of said outer hub. 7. The assembly of claim 1 wherein said inner hub includes a frusto-conically-shaped surface adapted to mate with a frusto-conically-shaped surface in said collar for helping to prevent leakage through the interface of said inner hub and said collar. 8. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the plunger is slidably positioned in fluid-tight engagement with the inside surface of the barrel, the plunger including a proximal portion having a distal end with an elongated cavity therein, the release element being positioned at said distal end of said proximal portion, a hollow distal portion releasably connected to said proximal portion and capable of telescopic motion with respect to said proximal portion, a cover element on a distal end of said distal portion sealing said distal end of said distal portion; and wherein distal motion of said plunger with respect to said barrel will cause said proximal portion of said plunger to separate from said distal portion of said plunger allowing said proximal portion to move distally so that said release element contacts and cuts through said cover element and said inner hub disconnecting said dissociable outer portion from said inner portion and allowing said spring to move said needle cannula far enough into said cavity of said proximal portion so that the distal end of the cannula is positioned proximally of the distal end of said outer hub. 9. The assembly of claim 8 wherein said cover element is a stopper having a side portion which contacts said inside surface of said barrel. 10. The assembly of claim 8, wherein said cover element further includes a projection extending outwardly from said cover element, sized and shaped to fit inside a recess in said inner hub. 11. The assembly of claim 8, wherein said stopper is made of an elastomeric material selected from the group of thermoplastic elastomers, natural rubber, synthetic rubber and combinations thereof. 12. An operable retracting needle assembly for use with a syringe barrel having a plunger with a sharp distal edge comprising: an outer hub having a proximal end, a distal end and a passageway therethrough; an inner hub having a proximal end, a distal end and a conduit therethrough, said proximal end of said inner hub having an inner portion and a dissociable outer portion connected to said inner portion, said dissociable outer portion connected to said outer hub in said passageway, said distal end of said inner hub being smaller than said passageway of said outer hub at said distal end of said outer hub and projecting distally outwardly therefrom, a frusto-conically shaped surface on said inner hub for sealingly engaging the inside surface of a syringe barrel collar; a needle cannula having a sharp distal end, a proximal end, and a lumen therethrough, said proximal end of said cannula being connected to said distal end of said inner hub so that said lumen is in fluid communication with said conduit; a compressed coil spring contained between said outer hub and said inner hub; and means for removably connecting said outer hub to the collar of a syringe barrel. 13. The assembly of claim 12 further including a syringe barrel having an inside surface defining a chamber, an open proximal end and a distal end including a cylindrical collar, said collar having an outside surface with at least one thread thereon and a frusto-conically shaped inside surface, said outer hub being threadably connected to said collar so that said cannula projects distally outwardly from said syringe barrel. 14. The assembly of claim 13 further including a plunger slidably positioned in fluid-tight engagement with