Patent ID: 7527616

Claim:
A disposable absorbent article having an inner surface, an outer surface, a crotch region, longitudinal side edges and lateral end edges, and comprising a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet, an absorbent core disposed therebetween, and a side flap extending laterally outwardly from the absorbent core and having a proximal flap and a distal flap, the absorbent article further comprising an elasticized outer leg cuff disposed adjacent to the longitudinal side edge in the crotch region and having a base and a gasket cuff supported by the base at a joint of the base to the gasket cuff, the gasket cuff being provided with an elastic material and having an inner cuff extending laterally inwardly from the joint and an outer cuff extending laterally outwardly from the joint, wherein the base comprises the proximal flap, the gasket cuff comprises the distal flap and is formed by folding the distal flap at least twice laterally inwardly toward the longitudinal centerline of the absorbent article, and the gasket cuff and the base are joined at the joint positioned between the inner cuff and the outer cuff.