Patent ID: 8569571

Claim:
A wearable absorbent article comprising: an outer cover; and an absorbent core assembly having an overall lateral width, including a layer forming a top surface of the absorbent core assembly, a layer forming a bottom surface of the absorbent core assembly, and absorbent material disposed between the layers: wherein at least a portion of the outer cover is joined to the bottom surface of the absorbent core assembly over at least: a first attachment area, having a first area overall lateral width; and a second attachment area, wherein at least a portion of the second attachment area is disposed in a first hip region of the article; wherein the portion of the second attachment area that is disposed in the first hip region has a second area overall lateral width that is less than the first area overall lateral width; wherein the first hip region has an overall longitudinal length that is less than or equal to 30% of an overall pitch of the article; and wherein the first attachment area is disposed longitudinally outboard from the second attachment area, wherein said second area overall lateral width is between 3% and 95% of said overall lateral width of said absorbent core assembly.