Patent ID: 7833212

Claim:
A disposable absorbent article to be worn about the lower torso of a wearer that facilitates an easy, intuitive change, the disposable absorbent article including a body-facing surface and a garment-facing surface; a first waist region with a first end edge, a second waist region with a second end edge, and a crotch region interposed therebetween; a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis; and a pair of opposing longitudinal side edges joining the first end edge and the second end edge; the disposable absorbent article comprising: a backsheet having a garment-facing surface and a body-facing surface; a topsheet disposed on the body-facing surface of the backsheet; a core interposed between the topsheet and backsheet; a pair of first ear panels respectively attached about each longitudinal side in the second waist region, wherein each of said first ear panels has a body-facing surface comprising an internally visible serviceable indicium and a garment facing surface comprising an externally visible serviceable indicium; a fastening system comprising hook and loop fastening components, wherein said hook fastening component is connected to a distal portion of at least one of said first ear panels and is adapted to releasably engage said loop fastening component wherein said loop fastening component is connected to said first waist region and wherein said fastening system is adapted to releasably attach said second waist region to said first waist region about the lower torso of a wearer and; at least one additional internally visible serviceable indicium visible on the body-facing side of the article, wherein the at least one additional internally visible serviceable indicium aligns with an anatomic feature of the wearer during fitting and wherein the at least one additional internally visible serviceable indicium is disposed proximate the opposing longitudinal side edges and proximate at least one of the first and second end edges to provide a contoured pattern distinguishing the first waist region from the second waist region.