Patent ID: 7578812

Claim:
A pant-like, prefastened, disposable absorbent article including an absorbent, a front waist region, a back waist region, a crotch region that extends between and connects the waist regions, a longitudinal direction, a lateral direction, an exterior surface, an interior surface opposite the exterior surface, a pair of laterally opposed side edges and a pair of longitudinally opposed waist edges, the absorbent article further comprising: a multiple property fastener attached in one of the front waist region and the back waist region, the multiple property fastener comprising at least two zones, at least one engagement zone of a first mechanical fastening material and at least one non-abrasive zone of a second mechanical fastening material wherein the first mechanical fastening material is comprised of a polymeric material selected to have a flexural modulus greater than about 30 kilopounds per square inch and the second mechanical fastening material is comprised of a polymeric material selected to have a flexural modulus between about 7 kilopounds per square inch and about 30 kilopounds per square inch.