The Procter & Gamble Company
Chassis design for absorbent article

Abstract:

A disposable absorbent article may include a first waist region, a second waist region, a crotch region disposed between the first and the second waist regions, and a chassis having a topsheet, backsheet, absorbent core, and chassis periphery. The chassis periphery has a varying width, W.sub.v. The varying width W.sub.v has a first maximum width, W.sub.1, in the first waist region, a minimum width, W.sub.min, in the crotch region, and a second maximum width, W.sub.2, in the second waist region, wherein W.sub.1 is greater than W.sub.2.