Patent ID: 8348919

Claim:
A disposable absorbent article for wearing about the lower torso of a wearer, the disposable absorbent article comprising: a front waist region, a back waist region, a crotch region disposed between the front and back waist regions; a front waist edge and a back waist edge; and a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge; the disposable absorbent article further comprising: a chassis comprising: a topsheet; a backsheet attached to at least a portion of the topsheet; and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; a front waist member attached to the chassis between the first longitudinal edge and the second longitudinal edge adjacent to the front waist edge, wherein the front waist member has a first retraction force; a back waist member attached to the chassis between the first longitudinal edge and the second longitudinal edge adjacent to the back waist edge, wherein the back waist member has a second retraction force; wherein the front waist member has a first length and the back waist member has a second length and the first and second lengths are equal; and a pair of side panels each having a waist zone and a hip zone, wherein the waist zones have retraction forces which are about equal to the first retraction force, wherein the hip zones have refraction forces which are greater than the first or second retraction forces, and wherein the pair of side panels are attached to the chassis such that waist zones are disposed proximate to the front waist edge or the back waist edge.