Patent ID: 8491559

Claim:
An absorbent article having a longitudinal centerline and adapted to be worn in an undergarment having a crotch portion bounded on opposite sides by portions of curved leg openings, said absorbent article comprising a main body portion, said main body portion comprising a liquid pervious body-facing surface, a liquid impervious garment-facing surface, and an absorbent core positioned between said body-facing surface and said garment-facing surface, said absorbent article comprising: a. at least two indicator markers, one marker disposed in each of two regions of said absorbent article, wherein at least one of the two indicator markers is visible from said body-facing surface, wherein at least one of the two indicator markers is disposed to indicate proper alignment of said absorbent article with respect to said curved leg openings, and wherein each said indicator marker has a ratio of length to width of at least 1.5 and is oriented at an angle of less than 45 degrees from said longitudinal centerline.