Patent ID: 8915898

Claim:
An absorbent article comprising, a body side liner, a back sheet, an absorbent body positioned between the body side liner and the back sheet, and a distribution layer positioned between the absorbent body and the back sheet, wherein the absorbent body defines an absorbent body length and a first opening, the first opening having an opening length that is at least 50% the absorbent body length, the first opening defining, a first longitudinal centerline and a first lateral centerline, an anterior portion having a median anterior portion width, a posterior portion having a median posterior portion width, and a central portion positioned between the anterior portion and the posterior portion and having a median central portion width, wherein the median anterior portion width is greater than the median central portion width and the median central portion width is greater than the median posterior portion width, and wherein the anterior portion includes a well having two longitudinal edges, wherein each well longitudinal edge has a section that is generally parallel to the longitudinal centerline, the central portion includes a channel having two longitudinal edges, wherein each channel longitudinal edge has a section that is generally parallel to the longitudinal centerline, and the posterior portion includes a taper wherein the well transitions into the channel via a first convex transition and a concave transition and wherein the channel transitions into the taper via a second convex transition.