Patent ID: 9681997
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. A disposable diaper, comprising: a chassis comprising a topsheet; a backsheet; an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; a front waist region ending at a front lateral waist edge; a rear waist region ending at a rear lateral waist edge; a crotch region between the front waist region and the rear waist region; a longitudinal centerline; a pair of opposing left and right longitudinal edges extending from the front lateral waist edge to the rear lateral waist edge; a landing zone disposed on the backsheet and in the front waist region; and a pair of longitudinal barrier cuffs affixed to the chassis proximate the topsheet, the diaper having a folded diaper configuration and an extended diaper configuration; and a pair of oppositely-disposed fastening members each attached to the rear waist region at an attachment location, each fastening member having a wearer-facing surface and an outward-facing surface, and a folded fastening member configuration and an extended fastening member configuration, associated with the folded diaper configuration and an extended diaper configuration, respectively, wherein, for the folded diaper configuration and each fastening member in the folded fastening member configuration: