Patent ID: 7963953

Claim:
A disposable absorbent article comprising: a main body having a front portion, a rear portion and a crotch portion intermediate said front and rear portions, said front and rear portions each having a waist edge and lateral side edges; a sleeve-like member extending adjacent said waist edge of at least one of said front and rear portions and substantially through said at least one of said front and rear portions; and an elastomeric member having a central portion and a pair of opposite free ends each defining ear-like projections that are integral with the elastomeric member, said central portion disposed at least partially in said sleeve-like member with said ear-like projections extending out from opposite sides of said sleeve-like member and beyond said lateral side edges of the at least one of said front and rear portions; and wherein said ear-like projections are attachable to at least one of each other and said main body to form a desired waist size of a wearer of the absorbent article.