Low-bulk, close-fitting, high-capacity disposable absorbent pant

A low-bulk, high capacity disposable absorbent pant, comprising:

• front and rear panels each comprising stretch laminate material, the stretch laminate material comprising an inner layer and an outer layer, each of the inner and outer layers being formed of nonwoven web material, and at least one laterally extending and laterally prestrained elastomeric film member disposed between the inner layer and the outer layer,
• wherein the front and rear panels are joined to each other along left and right side seams each having a top end and a bottom end;
• and
• an absorbent pad assembly comprising:
• a front portion terminating at a front end and a rear portion terminating at a rear end, the front portion being joined to the front panel at a front joined location such that the front end is disposed above the bottom ends of the side seams, and the rear portion being joined to the rear panel at a rear joined location a such that the rear end is disposed above the bottom ends of the side seams,
• a liquid permeable topsheet, a liquid impermeable backsheet, and an absorbent core structure disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet;
• a left edge and a right edge,
• at least one longitudinally extending, prestrained left pad assembly elastomeric member disposed along the left edge, and at least one longitudinally extending, prestrained right pad assembly elastomeric member disposed along the right edge, wherein the left pad assembly elastomeric member and the right pad assembly elastomeric member are each disposed at a location that is closer to a longitudinal axis of the pant than to the respective left or right side seam of the pant,
• wherein at least a portion of the at least one prestrained elastomeric film member in the front panel overlies and completely traverses the front portion of the absorbent pad assembly to the outside thereof, and at least a portion of the at least one prestrained elastomeric film member in the rear panel overlies and completely traverses the rear portion of the absorbent pad assembly to the outside thereof;
• and
• wherein the at least one laterally extending and laterally prestrained elastomeric film member in the rear panel comprises a rear upper portion disposed above the bottom ends of the side seams and a rear lower portion disposed below the bottom ends of the side seams, and both the rear upper portion and rear lower portion overlie and completely traverse the rear portion of the absorbent pad assembly to the outside thereof.