Jason Ashley Wagner, Lawrenceburg, IN; John Joseph Litchholt, Lawrenceburg, IN; and Ronald Joseph Zink, II, Blue Ash, OH.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.

Filed: 12/14/16
Issued: 2/23/21

An absorbent article comprising: a first elastic belt extending laterally from a first longitudinal side edge to a second longitudinal side edge, and extending longitudinally from an outer lateral end edge to an inner lateral end edge, the first elastic belt further comprising a first end region and a laterally opposing second end region separated from each other by a central region; a second elastic belt extending laterally from a first longitudinal side edge to a second longitudinal side edge, and extending longitudinally from an outer lateral end edge to an inner lateral end edge, the second elastic belt further comprising a first end region and a laterally opposing second end region separated from each other by a central region; a chassis comprising, a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core positioned between the topsheet and the backsheet, the chassis further comprising a first waist region and a second waist region separated from each other by a crotch region, wherein the first waist region is connected with the central region of the first elastic belt and the second waist region is connected with the central region of the second elastic belt; a first graphic on the first elastic belt, the first graphic comprising an unmasked zone and a masked zone extending from the unmasked zone to the first longitudinal side edge of the first elastic belt, wherein the masked zone comprises a plurality of printed regions and unprinted regions alternatingly arranged, wherein the unprinted regions extend between the inner lateral end edge and the outer lateral end edge of the first elastic belt so as to completely disconnect the printed regions from each other, the plurality of unprinted regions comprising an outer unprinted region positioned between an inner unprinted region the first longitudinal side edge of the first elastic belt, each unprinted region defining a length between adjacent printed regions, wherein the length of the outer unprinted region is greater than the length of the inner unprinted region, and wherein the printed regions of the masked zone and the unmasked zone each comprise a maximum print density, wherein maximum print densities of the printed regions of the masked zone and the unmasked zone are about equal; a second graphic on the second elastic belt, the second graphic comprising an unmasked zone and a masked zone extending from the unmasked zone to the first longitudinal side edge of the second elastic belt, wherein the masked zone comprises a plurality of printed regions and unprinted regions alternatingly arranged, wherein the unprinted regions extend between the inner lateral end edge and the outer lateral end edge of the second elastic belt so as to completely disconnect the printed regions from each other, the plurality of unprinted regions comprising an outer unprinted region positioned between an inner unprinted region the first longitudinal side edge of the second elastic belt, each unprinted region defining a length between adjacent printed regions, wherein the length of the outer unprinted region is greater than the length of the inner imprinted region, and wherein the printed regions of the masked zone and the unmasked zone each comprise a maximum print density, wherein maximum print densities of the printed regions of the masked zone and the unmasked zone are about equal; and wherein the first end region of the first elastic belt is connected with the first end region of the second elastic belt such that the masked zone of the first graphic is aligned with the masked zone of the second graphic to form a contiguous design.