Patent ID: 9320657
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: A61F

Claim Text:
1. An absorbent article having a body-facing side and a garment-facing side, the absorbent article comprising: a bodyside liner, an outer cover, and an absorbent structure disposed between the outer cover and the bodyside liner; a front waist region, a back waist region, and a crotch region extending between the front waist region and the back waist region, the front waist region having a front waist edge and the back waist region having a back waist edge, the front and back waist edges defining a waist opening of the absorbent article when the absorbent article is in a wear configuration, an elastomeric waist band extending around at least a portion of the waist opening adjacent the front and back waist edges, the waist band defining a circumference of the waist opening; and a pair of leg cuff members, each of the leg cuff members overlapping itself and defining a leg opening when the absorbent article is in the wear configuration and operatively connected to the waist band such that movement of the waist band results in movement of the leg cuff members, each of the leg cuff members having a lower, generally teardrop-shaped portion and an upper, generally “V” shaped portion extending between the teardrop-shaped portion and the waist band, the “V” shaped portion defining a first segment and a second segment spaced from the first segment by a distance D