Patent ID: 7722589

Claim:
A disposable absorbent article worn by a user for absorbing bodily fluids, wherein said article is one of a diaper, training pant, adult incontinent article, or child's swim pant, comprising: a liquid permeable cover layer, a liquid impermeable baffle, and an absorbent structure disposed between said cover layer and said baffle, an attachment structure configured to secure said article relative to said user, said attachment structure further comprising attachment tabs disposed on opposite lateral sides of said absorbent article, said attachment tabs comprising a web of hook material having individual hooks and an outer material overlying in said hook material and having a plurality of slits defined completely through the outer material along the surface thereof, said slits configured such that upon stretching of said tabs, said slits part to expose said individual hooks through said outer material, said hooks securing to a complimentary material on said absorbent article to secure said absorbent article to the user.