Masaharu Nishikawa, Cincinnati, OH; and Gary Dean LaVon, Liberty Township, OH.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.

Filed: 1/16/15
Issued: 9/11/18

A disposable absorbent pant, having a longitudinal axis, a lateral axis, a front region with a front waist edge, a rear region with a rear waist edge and a crotch region between the front and rear regions, comprising: an absorbent structure comprising an absorbent layer with at least one longitudinally-oriented elongate main channel formed therein, the main channel having a first length and respective frontward and rearward distal ends; and front and rear elasticized belt structure in each of the front and rear regions, each belt structure having an inner layer, an outer layer and a plurality of laterally-oriented strands of elastomeric material including a lowest strand disposed between the inner layer and the outer layer, a waist edge, and a lower edge formed by one or both of the inner and outer layers, the lower edge being disposed between the waist edge and the lateral axis, wherein the at least one main channel extends from the crotch region into at least one of the front region and the rear region such that at least one of the respective frontward and rearward distal ends of the main channel is disposed above the lowest strand of the front or rear elasticized belt structure.