Patent ID: 8377023

Claim:
An absorbent article comprising: an outer cover comprising an elastic material; a stretchable bodyside liner joined to the outer cover in a superimposed relation; an absorbent structure positioned in between the outer cover and the liner; and wherein the outer cover, liner and absorbent structure form a chassis, the chassis including a front region and a back region that define a waist opening therebetween opposite two leg openings when worn about a wearer, the chassis comprising three equal distant zones in a lateral direction along the widest portion of the chassis, the zones including a first edge zone, a middle zone, and a second edge zone, and wherein the chassis is constructed such that the chassis has a total stretch of from about 25% to about 150% along the widest portion at a tension of 100 g/cm and wherein at least about 70% of the above stretch is contained in the respective first and second edge zones.