Gary Dean LaVon, Liberty Township, OH; and Jacob Alan Barnhorst, Deerfield Township, OH.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.

Filed: 3/12/14
Issued: 5/28/19

An absorbent article comprising: a first belt having laterally opposed side edges, wherein the first belt comprises a first continuous nonwoven layer extending between the laterally opposed side edges of the first belt; wherein the first belt comprises a first plurality of elastic elements adjacent to a waist opening of the absorbent article, and wherein the first plurality of elastic elements are disposed substantially parallel with a transverse axis of the absorbent article; wherein the first belt comprises a second plurality of elastic elements adjacent to a portion of leg openings of the absorbent article; a second belt having laterally opposed side edges, wherein the second belt comprises a second continuous nonwoven layer extending between the laterally opposed side edges of the second belt; wherein the second belt comprises a third plurality of elastic elements adjacent to the waist opening of the absorbent article, and wherein the third plurality of elastic elements are disposed substantially parallel with the transverse axis of the absorbent article; wherein the second belt comprises a fourth plurality of elastic elements adjacent to a portion of leg openings of the absorbent article; a first folded fastening tab member comprising no greater than a single fold line, wherein the first folded fastening tab member comprises a first plurality of hook elements; a second folded fastening tab member comprising no greater than a single fold line, wherein the second folded fastening tab member comprises a second plurality of hook elements; laterally opposing permanent side seams of the first belt joining the laterally opposed side edges of the first belt with the first and second fastening tab members; a third fastening tab member and a fourth fastening tab member; laterally opposing permanent side seams of the second belt joining the laterally opposed side edges of the second belt with the third and fourth fastening tab members; laterally opposing refastenable side seams formed by engagement of the first and second plurality of hooks joined to the third and fourth fastening tab members; wherein the article is packaged in refastenably closed form; and wherein each of the first, second, third, and fourth pluralities of elastics overlap at least a portion of one of the first and second folded fastening tab members. n