Patent ID: 7344523

Claim:
A disposable absorbent garment, the disposable absorbent garment comprising: an outer layer; an elastic inner layer, wherein the elastic inner layer has an elastic inner layer perimeter; wherein the elastic inner layer includes a front piece, a back piece and a crotch piece, wherein the crotch piece is attached to the front piece and the back piece and wherein the front piece is elastic in a lateral direction and the back piece is elastic only in the lateral direction of the disposable absorbent garment and the crotch piece is elastic only in a longitudinal direction of the disposable absorbent garment; wherein the crotch piece defines an opening located in an internal position to the elastic inner layer perimeter; wherein the elastic inner layer perimeter is bonded to the outer layer; and an absorbent assembly positioned between the outer layer and the elastic inner layer, wherein the absorbent assembly includes a topsheet layer, a core layer and a barrier layer.