Patent ID: 7828784

Claim:
An absorbent article, comprising: an absorbent chassis defining a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis, front and back waist edges parallel to the transverse axis, opposite side edges extending between the front and back waist edges, a front waist region contiguous with the front waist edge, a back waist region contiguous with the back waist edge, a crotch region which extends between and interconnects the front and back waist regions, an inner surface and an outer surface, the absorbent chassis comprising: a rectangular composite structure having opposite linear side edges parallel to the longitudinal axis and opposite linear end edges parallel to the transverse axis, the composite structure comprising a bodyside liner, an outer cover bonded to the bodyside liner, and an absorbent assembly disposed between the bodyside liner and the outer cover; first and second front side panels bonded to the composite structure in the front waist region, each front side panel having a distal edge, an interior portion between the distal edge and the composite structure, a waist end edge parallel to the transverse axis and forming part of the front waist edge, and a leg end edge forming part of the side edge, the front side panels having an average length dimension that is about 20 percent or greater of the overall length dimension of the absorbent article; first and second back side panels bonded to the composite structure in the back waist region and longitudinally spaced from the first and second front side panels, each back side panel having a distal edge, an interior portion between the distal edge and the composite structure, a waist end edge parallel to the transverse axis and forming part of the back waist edge, and a leg end edge forming part of the side edge, the back side panels having an average length dimension that is about 20 percent or greater of the overall length dimension of the absorbent article; a pair of first fasteners disposed on the first and second front side panels, each first fastener being adapted to engage at least a portion of the inner surface of the back waist region, each first fastener comprising a resilient material, the first fasteners having a length in the longitudinal direction that is greater than about 50% of the length dimension of the distal edge of the front side panels; and a pair of disposal fasteners disposed on the first and second back side panels, each disposal fastener adapted to engage at least a portion of the outer surface, each disposal fastener comprising a resilient material, the disposal fasteners having a length in the longitudinal direction that is less than about 25% of the length dimension of the distal edge of the back side panels, wherein the transverse distance between the pair of first fasteners is substantially equal to the transverse distance between the pair of disposal fasteners.