Patent ID: 8398605

Claim:
A wearable absorbent article, comprising: a chassis with a longitudinal edge; a front waist region; a rear waist region having an elastic waist fit member extending laterally thereacross; a drawstring member having an elastic portion, a substantially inelastic portion, a length, a rear end, and a fastening element operably connected to the rear end, the fastening element being selected from the group consisting of hooks, loops, adhesive tape and cohesive; and a receiving element disposed on the front waist region and being cooperative with the fastening element to effect releasable fastening of the fastening element thereto, at varying locations on the front waist region; wherein the drawstring member extends along the longitudinal edge, from the front waist region to the rear waist region; and the drawstring member is attached to the article in the front waist region but is not attached to the article elsewhere along its length.