ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH IMPROVED FIT AND IMPROVED CAPABILITY TO STAY IN PLACE DURING USE

摘要

The present invention relates to an absorbent article (10) comprising: a chassis (12) extending about a longitudinal axis (L), a pair of opposed rear elastic side panels (26) attached to said chassis at a rear waist region (22), a fastening system comprising a first fastening member (30) with first fastening means (31) arranged on each rear elastic side panel and complementary second fastening means (32), whereby a waist elastic (24) is arranged to extend substantially parallel to a rear transverse edge (12c) and spaced therefrom by a second distance (B) and spaced from an absorbent structure (14) by a third distance (C), said waist elastic (24) terminating short of the longitudinal edges (12a,b) by a fourth distance (D), wherein said rear elastic side panels (26) and said waist elastic (24) are tailored such that, when said rear waist region (22) is in a substantially maximum extended state, the relative extension of the side panels (26) is approximately the same as or greater than the relative extension of the waist elastic (24), and wherein said first fastening means (31) of the rear side panels (26) are positioned on a second transverse axis (X) extending substantially parallel to said first transverse axis (T), with said second transverse axis (X) passing through said waist elastic (24), such that, during extension of said rear waist region (22) from its relaxed state to a substantially maximum extended state, said waist elastic (24) will reach a substantial proportion of its maximum relative extension before said rear elastic side panels (26) reach the same substantial proportion of their maximum relative extension from their relaxed state.