Patent ID: 8193407

Claim:
A wearable disposable absorbent article which comprises an article selected from the group consisting of a diaper, a pull-on training pant, and an incontinence garment, further comprising a chassis having a front waist, a back waist region, and a crotch region between the front and back waist regions, said chassis having two opposing longitudinal edges and two perpendicularly placed end edges, said chassis further comprising: a. a liquid permeable topsheet spanning at least the crotch region; b. a backsheet spanning at least the crotch region; c. an absorbent core disposed between said topsheet and backsheet; and d. an incrementally stretched elastic member disposed along at least one opposing longitudinal edge in either the front waist, or back waist region of said chassis wherein said member comprises a skinless elastomeric film having a first surface and a second surface, at least one of the first and second surfaces being surface powder-treated, wherein the surface powder treatment comprises polyethylene powder, and a first nonwoven web adhesively laminated over the surface powder-treated surface.