Patent ID: 8123733

Claim:
An absorbent article having an inside surface that faces a wearer's body when the absorbent article is worn, and an outside surface opposite the inside surface, the absorbent article comprising: a liquid pervious topsheet; a backsheet, at least a portion of the backsheet being liquid impervious; a front waist portion comprising a first side front panel and a second side front panel; a back waist portion comprising a first side back panel and a second side back panel; a crotch portion longitudinally extending between the front waist portion and the back waist portion; an absorbent assembly disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; and a first fastening component disposed at the first side front panel and a second fastening component disposed at the second side front panel for respective attachment to the first side back panel and the second side back panel to fasten the absorbent article around the waist of the wearer, the first and second fastening components each having at least one active fastening portion and at least one non-active fastening portion, the first and second fastening components comprising hook elements, the at least one non-active fastening portion being formed by altered hook elements that are not capable of attaching to a corresponding one of the first and second side back panels.