Patent ID: 9220644
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A disposable absorbent article comprising: a) a chassis having a front region with a front edge, a rear region with a back edge, a crotch region between the front region and the rear region, and a pair of opposing longitudinal edges, said chassis comprising an absorbent core having front and back edges; b) first and second elastically elongatable ears, each of said first and second elastically elongatable ears having upper and lower edges and a transverse axis, each of said upper and lower edges of said elastically elongatable ears having proximal and distal ends, said first and second ears defining a back section of said absorbent article that is present between said back edge of said chassis and a line connecting the respective proximal ends of the lower edges of said first and second elastically elongatable ears, wherein the upper and lower edges of said first and second elongatable ears are asymmetric relative to the transverse axis of the elastically elongatable ears; and c) first and second fastening tabs respectively connected said first and second elastically elongatable ears, each of said first and second fastening tabs having upper and lower edges and a transverse axis, each of said upper and lower edges of said fastening tabs having a proximal end, wherein the upper and lower edges of said fastening tabs are asymmetric relative to the transverse axis of the fastening tabs, wherein the transverse axis of the first and second fastening tabs overlap substantially with the transverse axis of the first and second elongatable ears respectively, wherein a first portion of said back section of said absorbent article that is positioned between said back edge of said chassis and said back edge of said absorbent core has an average caliper of less than 0.75 mm, wherein a second portion of said back section of said absorbent article includes a portion of said absorbent core and has an average caliper of less than 0.75 mm; wherein the back section of the absorbent article has an Average Caliper Differential of between 0.1 mm and 0.25 mm; wherein said first and second elastically elongatable ears are connected to said chassis such that the transverse axis of each of said first and second fastening tab is disposed between said back edge of the chassis and said back edge of said absorbent core; and wherein said transverse axis of the elastically elongatable ears is separated from the back edge of the absorbent core by a distance of less than 50 mm.