Patent ID: 7919669
Filing Date: 2011-04-05
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A disposable absorbent article to be worn about the lower torso of a wearer, the disposable absorbent article having a pair of opposing longitudinal side edges, opposing end edges, a longitudinal centerline, a lateral centerline, a first waist region, a second waist region, and a crotch region interposed between the first waist region and the second waist region, the disposable absorbent article comprising: a topsheet; a backsheet; an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; side panels connected to opposing longitudinal side edges of the absorbent article, the side panels connecting the first waist region to the second waist region and forming in combination with the opposing end edges and the opposing longitudinal side edges, a waist opening and a pair of leg openings; each side panel comprising a first end edge adjacent the end edge of the second waist region of the article, a second end edge positioned away from the first end edge of the side panel towards the lateral centerline of the article, three regions including a waist region, a hip region and a leg region wherein each region differs structurally, functionally or visually; an elastically contractible elastic waist feature disposed in the second waist region adjacent the end edge wherein the elastically contractible elastic waist feature extends into the waist region of each of the side panels along the first end edge of each side panels; and a pair of elastically contractible gasketing leg cuffs, disposed adjacent to the opposing longitudinal side edges in the crotch region wherein each of the elastically contractible gasketing leg cuffs extends into the leg region of the corresponding side panel along the second end edge of the corresponding side panel.