Patent ID: 7628778

Claim:
A self-forming seal absorbent article adapted to be worn by a wearer having a body contour, the absorbent article comprising: a chassis having opposed first and second longitudinal sides and opposed first and second lateral sides, the chassis including; a biaxially extensible outer cover forming a cover perimeter, a biaxially extensible bodyside liner forming a wearer adjacent surface and a liner perimeter, a biaxially extensible absorbent core assembly interposed between the outer cover and the bodyside liner, the absorbent core assembly providing a footprint contour adapted to match the body contour of a wearer of the absorbent article, the footprint contour comprising a back waist area, a front waist area narrower than the back waist area, and a crotch area narrower than the front waist area disposed between the front and back waist areas, and a pair of laterally-spaced apart and longitudinally-extending containment flap members disposed along the wearer adjacent surface of the bodyside liner, each of the containment flap members comprises a material extensible in at least one of the longitudinal and lateral directions, wherein the chassis includes a perimeter area and an interior area, the perimeter area is defined at least in part by the cover perimeter and the liner perimeter, the interior area comprises all area of the chassis completely surrounded by the perimeter area, and the perimeter area and the interior area are free of leg elastics.