Patent ID: 8425484

Claim:
An absorbent article having a first waist region, a second waist region and a crotch region in between the first and second waist regions, the absorbent article comprising: a chassis having first and second side edges and first and second waist edges, said chassis comprising: a liquid pervious topsheet; a liquid impervious backsheet; and an absorbent core disposed between the liquid impervious topsheet and the liquid impervious backsheet; a first ear panel joined to said chassis at said second waist region; a second ear panel joined to said chassis at said second waist region; and a landing component joined to said chassis at said first waist region, wherein each of said first and second ear panels comprises: an elastically extensible laminate having a proximal portion, a distal portion and a central portion between the proximal portion and the distal portion, the elastically extensible laminate comprising: at least a layer of an elastomeric film; at least a layer of nonwoven material joined to the elastomeric film, thereby forming an elastically extensible laminate; and an engaging component comprising a base, a plurality of engaging elements projecting from the base, and a separate layer of material, wherein said separate layer of material is joined to the distal portion of the elastically extensible laminate, wherein the elastically extensible laminate has a proximal edge, a distal edge, wherein the base of the engaging component is joined to the separate layer of material such that a distal edge of said base is positioned outboard of the distal edge of the elastically extensible laminate when said separate layer of material extends outboard of said distal edge of the elastically extensible laminate, wherein the distal portion of the elastically extensible laminate comprises a high bond zone, wherein the proximal portion of the elastically extensible laminate comprises a high bond zone and wherein the central portion of the elastically extensible laminate is pre-strained.