Patent ID: 8475424

Claim:
A disposable pull-on garment having a longitudinal centerline, a front region, a crotch region, and a back region, the front region and the back region being joined at seams to form a waist opening and leg openings, the pull-on garment comprising: a) an absorbent main body defining a main portion, said absorbent main body comprising a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet and an absorbent core disposed between said topsheet and said backsheet, said absorbent main body having longitudinal side edges and front and back end edges; and b) a belt having transverse distal and proximal edges, said belt defining a side portion, and a waist portion, wherein the side portion is disposed transversely outboard of the main portion, the waist portion comprising a center waist portion, an outer side waist portion, and an inner side waist portion, wherein the center waist portion is disposed longitudinally outboard of the main portion, wherein the outer side waist portion is disposed longitudinally outboard of the side portion, transversely outboard of the center waist portion, and contiguous with the seamand wherein the inner side waist portion is disposed longitudinally outboard of the side portion, transversely inboard of the outer side waist portion, and transversely outboard of the center waist portion, wherein the side portion is elasticized to provide transverse elasticity and comprises a side elastic material to contract and gather at least a portion of the side portion, wherein the waist portion is elasticized to provide elasticity and comprises a waist elastic material to contract and gather at least a portion of the waist portion, wherein the center waist portion, the inner side waist portion, the outer side waist portion and the side portion each have a contraction rate, wherein the contraction rate of the inner side waist portion is less than the contraction rate of the center waist portion, the contraction rate of the outer side waist portion is greater than the contraction rate of the inner side waist portion and the contraction rate of the side portion longitudinally inboard of the inner side waist portion is greater than the contraction rate of the inner side waist portion and wherein the absorbent main body is joined to said belt such that said front and back edges of said absorbent main body are disposed inboard of said transverse distal edge of said belt.