Margaret Henderson Hasse, Wyoming, OH; and Luke Robinson Magee, Loveland, OH.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.

Filed: 3/12/17
Issued: 11/21/17

An absorbent article comprising a front region, a crotch region, and a back region, the absorbent article comprising: a first inner belt web; a second inner belt web; an outer cover web extending from a front waist edge to a back waist edge; a first plurality of elastics disposed between the first inner belt web and the outer cover web; a second plurality of elastics disposed between the second inner belt web and the outer cover web; first and second laterally opposed side seams joining the first and second inner belt webs together, such that a waist opening and first and second leg openings are formed; each of the laterally opposed side seams comprising a waist end edge and a leg end edge; a first axis from the leg end edge of the first side seam to the leg end edge of the second side seam, along the first inner belt, the first axis defining the transition between the front region and the crotch region; the area between the first axis and a transverse axis of the absorbent article defining a front crotch region; a second axis from the leg end edge of the first side seam to the leg end edge of the second side seam, along the second inner belt, the second axis defining the transition between the back region and the crotch region; the area between the second axis and a transverse axis of the absorbent article defining a back crotch region; wherein the first plurality of elastics are disposed in the front region and the front crotch region; wherein the second plurality of elastics are disposed in the back region and the back crotch region; wherein the first inner belt extends longitudinally from the front region into the front crotch region; wherein the second inner belt extends longitudinally from the back region into the back crotch region; and wherein the first and second plurality of elastics consist of linear segments parallel with a transverse axis of the article.