Patent ID: 7850670

Claim:
An absorbent article comprising: a chassis having a posterior portion positionable against a posterior of a wearer, a waist edge extending between side edges, an anterior portion and a crotch portion; and a belt coupled to the chassis, said belt having a top edge and a central portion extending between the side edges of said chassis and end portions extending outwardly beyond the side edges of the chassis, the belt comprising an unfastened configuration in which the end portions remain unattached to the anterior portion of the chassis and a fastened configuration in which the end portions are directly attached to the anterior portion of the chassis; wherein, when the belt is in the unfastened configuration, a distance between the top edge at the central portion of the belt and the waist edge of the posterior portion of the chassis is greater than a distance between the top edge at the end portions of the belt and the waist edge of the posterior portion of the chassis.