Patent ID: 8475423

Claim:
An absorbent garment, comprising: an absorbent chassis defining a waist opening and first and second leg openings, wherein when in a flat state the absorbent chassis includes opposing curved side edges extending from a back waist region; the absorbent chassis having a longitudinal length, wherein the longitudinal length is determined by severing elastic components, in at least a single location, that run the length of the absorbent chassis and suspending the garment with a weight attached thereto, and first and second tabs defining transverse distal edges of the back waist region of the absorbent chassis; and the absorbent chassis having a diaper length ratio of about 0.85 or less, wherein the diaper length ratio is the longitudinal length of the absorbent chassis divided by an expanded width of the absorbent chassis measured from a distal edge of the first tab to a distal edge of the second tab.