Patent ID: 8182458

Claim:
An absorbent article comprising: a chassis including an inner sheet and an outer sheet, the chassis comprising: a back waist region having an inner surface, an outer surface, a first lateral end and a second lateral end; a front waist region having an inner surface, an outer surface, a first lateral end and a second lateral end; and a crotch portion longitudinally connecting the back and front waist regions; an absorbent core disposed over the inner sheet of the chassis at least the crotch portion; and at least one fastener disposed at each of the first and second lateral ends of the back waist region, the at least one fastener comprising: a backing layer having a first end portion permanently attached to the back waist region and a second end portion opposite the first end portion; an adhesive layer disposed over at least a portion of the backing layer; a fastening material layer disposed over the adhesive layer at the second end portion of the backing layer; and an outer surface at least a portion of which is free of adhesive to form an adhesive-free region, wherein the fastener has an extended configuration in which the fastening material layer is directly fastened to the back waist region and is not folded over the adhesive-free region and in which the fastening material layer is disposed laterally outwards from the adhesive free region towards a respective one of the first and second lateral ends of the back waist region, and wherein the fastener has a folded configuration in which the entire fastener is folded within the adhesive-free region.