Patent ID: 8377024

Claim:
An outer cover for a disposable absorbent article comprising: a. a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction orthogonal thereto, a first waist region including a first end edge, a second waist region including a second end edge longitudinally opposed to the first end edge, a crotch region disposed between the first and second waist regions, first and second laterally opposing side edges; b. a first leg band portion disposed adjacent to the first side edge and a second leg band portion disposed adjacent to the second side edge, the first and second leg band portions extending from the first waist region through the crotch region and into the second waist region, the first and second leg band portions being activated in a first direction, the first and second leg band portions being activated from the first waist region through the crotch region and into the second waist region; c. a body portion disposed in the first and second waist regions and the crotch region, the body portion being activated in a second direction which is different than the first direction, the body portion being activated from the first waist region through the crotch region and into the second waist region; d. a first buffer zone disposed between activated portions of the first leg band portion and the body portion, the first buffer zone contiguously extending from the first waist region through the crotch region and into the second waist region; and e. a second buffer zone disposed between activated portions of the second leg band portion and the body portion, the second buffer zone contiguously extending from the first waist region through the crotch region and into the second waist region, wherein the activated portion of the body portion and the leg band portion each have a surface area of greater than about 500 mm 2 .