Russell Andrew Hayden, New Richmond, OH; Abhishek Prakash Surushe, Schwalbach am Taunus, Germany; Jeromy Thomas Raycheck, South Lebanon, OH; Kumardipti Chatterjee, Indian Hill, OH; Donald Carroll Roe, West Chester, OH; and Alejandro Jose Rivero, São Paulo, Brazil.
Assigned to The Procter and Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.

Filed: 11/15/19
Issued: 10/24/23

An absorbent article comprising: a first waist region, a second waist region, a crotch region disposed between the first and second waist regions; a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; a primary fastening system and a secondary fastening system, wherein the primary fastening system comprises a primary fastening component disposed in the second waist region and a primary receiving component disposed in the first waist region and operatively engageable with the primary fastening component; and wherein the secondary fastening system comprises a secondary fastening component disposed in the first waist region and a secondary receiving component disposed in the second waist region and operatively engageable with the secondary fastening component; a composite comprising one or more layers of a lateral extension element and the chassis; an anchoring zone wherein the one or more layers of the composite are joined, the anchoring zone being defined by a perimeter; and a decoupled zone adjacent to the anchoring zone and disposed outside of the perimeter, wherein at least a portion of the secondary fastening component is disposed in the anchoring zone and wherein a portion of the composite is longitudinally inboard of the secondary fastening component and within the decoupled zone, and wherein a portion of the composite is disposed laterally outboard of the secondary fastening component and is within the decoupled zone.