Jillian Marie Barnes, Madeira, OH; and Ronald Joseph Zink, Blue Ash, OH.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.

Filed: 2/8/23
Issued: 6/11/24

A disposable absorbent pant comprising: a front belt portion comprising a front belt inner layer forming a portion of a body-facing surface of the pant; a rear belt portion comprising a rear belt inner layer forming a portion of the body-facing surface of the pant, and a plurality of elastic members disposed adjacent the rear belt inner layer; a central chassis comprising an outer perimeter, a front region, a crotch region, a rear region, a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; wherein the central chassis is joined to the front belt portion in the front region, and wherein the central chassis is joined to the rear belt portion in the rear region; wherein the rear belt inner layer has a greater longitudinal length than the front belt inner layer as measured at a lateral midpoint of the rear and front belt inner layers; wherein the front belt portion is joined to the rear belt portion along respective left and right side seams; wherein a lower area of the rear belt portion forms at least in part edges of left and right leg openings to the rear of the respective left and right side seams; wherein the edges of the left and right leg openings formed by the lower area of the rear belt portion are disposed at angles relative to the central chassis when the pant is laid out unfolded, extended, and flat, wherein each of the angles is greater than 90 degrees; wherein the plurality of elastic members comprises a first plurality of elastic strands disposed on the lower area of the rear belt portion and a second plurality of elastic strands disposed above the first plurality of elastic strands; and wherein the first plurality of elastic strands impart a differing lateral contractive force than the second plurality of elastic strands.