Patent ID: 7250548

Claim:
An absorbent article defining a front waist edge, a rear waist edge, a front region, a rear region, and a crotch region intermediate the front and rear regions, the absorbent article comprising: a liquid impermeable outer cover; an absorbent assembly having a front portion and a rear portion; the absorbent assembly front portion being disposed on the outer cover in the front region; the absorbent assembly rear portion being disposed on the outer cover in the rear region and at least partially spaced from the absorbent assembly front portion to provide a first gap; and a temperature change member disposed on the outer cover in the first gap, the length of the absorbent assembly front portion being the same as the length of the absorbent assembly rear portion, and the length of the first gap between the absorbent assembly front portion and the absorbent assembly rear portion being the same as the sum of: (a) the length of a second gap between the absorbent assembly front portion and the front waist edge; and (b) the length of a third gap between the absorbent assembly rear portion and the rear waist edge.