Patent ID: 7037298

Claim:
A disposable absorbent article having a body facing surface, a garment facing surface opposed to the body facing surface, front and rear end regions, and a central region disposed between the front and rear end regions, the absorbent article comprising: an absorbent body disposed between the body facing surface and the garment facing surface; a first resilient material having an average width of from about 5 mm to about 30 mm, the first resilient material being disposed between the body facing surface and the absorbent body in a circumferential manner such that at least a part of the body facing surface of the absorbent article forms a raised circumferential bank in the central region and a concave portion surrounded by the raised circumferential bank; wherein the first resilient material is selected from the group consisting of a polymeric foam material, a fibrous material, an elastic material, formed film material, an absorbent gelling material, and a mixture thereof; and a second resilient material disposed between the body facing surface and the absorbent body such that at least a part of the body facing surface of the absorbent article forms a raised saddle bank in the rear region.