Patent ID: 8092439

Claim:
An absorbent article comprising, a liquid pervious bodyside liner; a liquid impervious outer cover; an absorbent core positioned between the bodyside liner and the outer cover; the absorbent article defining a crotch portion connected between a front portion and a back portion; the front portion includes a front waist region, a front waist edge, and a front waist relief area; the back portion includes a back waist region, a back waist edge, and a back waist relief area; the front waist relief area is defined in part by a first material cut edge and a second material cut edge wherein the first material cut edge defines a first relief depth of at least 10 mm and the second material cut edge defines a second relief depth of at least 3 mm less than the first relief depth; the back waist relief area is defined in part by a first material back cut edge and a second material back cut edge wherein the first material back cut edge defines a first back relief depth and the second material back cut edge defines a second back relief depth wherein the second back relief depth is at least 3 mm less than the first back relief depth.