Length-to-waist and hip-to-side silhouettes of adult disposable absorbent articles and arrays

An absorbent article having a central chassis, the central chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet and an absorbent core, the absorbent article comprising:

• a front waist region and a front waist edge;
• a back waist region and a back waist edge;
• a front belt disposed in the front waist region;
• a back belt disposed in the back waist region;
• wherein the front and back belts are joined at seams to form a waist opening and leg openings;
• wherein the front belt comprises a first film;
• wherein the back belt comprises a second film;
• a plurality of elastic strands disposed along a portion of the leg openings;
• wherein the article comprises a Product Length-to-Waist Silhouette less than about 0.98;
• and
• wherein the article comprises each of the following:
• (a) Relaxed Product Side Length less than about 202 mm;
• (b) Relaxed Product Hip Width less than about 373 mm.

An array of packages comprising three or fewer different sizes of absorbent articles, the array comprising:

• a first package comprising a first absorbent article having a first size;
• a second package comprising a second absorbent article having a second size;
• wherein the first absorbent article comprises:
• a front waist region and a front waist edge;
• a back waist region and a back waist edge;
• a front belt disposed in the front waist region;
• a back belt disposed in the back waist region;
• wherein the front and back belts are joined at seams to form a waist opening and leg openings;
• wherein the front belt comprises a first film;
• wherein the back belt comprises a second film;
• a plurality of elastic strands disposed along a portion of the leg openings;
• wherein the second absorbent article comprises:
• a front waist region and a front waist edge;
• a back waist region and a back waist edge;
• a front belt disposed in the front waist region;
• a back belt disposed in the back waist region;
• wherein the front and back belts are joined at seams to form a waist opening and leg openings;
• wherein the front belt comprises a first film;
• wherein the back belt comprises a second film;
• wherein the array comprises an Array Average Product Length-to-Waist Silhouette from about 0.64 to about 1.08;
• and
• wherein at least one of the articles of the array comprises at least one of the following:
• (a) Relaxed Product Waist Width from about 304 mm to about 358 mm;
• (b) Relaxed Product Side Length less than about 202 mm;
• (c) Relaxed Product Length from about 241 mm to about 316 mm;
• and
• (d) Relaxed Product Hip Width less than about 373 mm.

An array of packages comprising three or more different sizes of disposable absorbent articles, the array comprising:

• a first package comprising a first disposable absorbent article, the first absorbent article comprising a first topsheet, a first backsheet, a first absorbent core and a first pair of side seams, the first absorbent article being a first size and in a closed form;
• a second package comprising a second disposable absorbent article, the second absorbent article comprising a second topsheet, a second backsheet, a second absorbent core and a second pair of side seams, the second absorbent article being a second size and in a closed form;
• a third package comprising a third disposable absorbent article, the third absorbent article comprising a third topsheet, a third backsheet, a third absorbent core and a third pair of side seams, the third absorbent article being a third size and in a closed form;
• wherein the third size is larger than the second size;
• wherein the second size is larger than the first size;
• wherein the second absorbent article has one or more of:
• (a) a larger Relaxed Product Length (300) than the first absorbent article;
• and
• (b) a larger Relaxed Product Waist Width (302) than the first absorbent article.
• wherein the third absorbent article has one or more of:
• (a) a larger Relaxed Product Length (300) than the second absorbent article;
• and
• (b) a larger Relaxed Product Waist Width (302) than the second absorbent article.
• wherein a Product Length-to-Waist Silhouette of the second absorbent article is equal to or less than a Product Length-to-Waist Silhouette of the first absorbent article;
• wherein an Array Average Product-Hip-to-Side Silhouette is from about 1.0 to about 1.7.
• wherein a Product Length-to-Waist Silhouette of the third absorbent article is equal to or less than the Product Length-to-Waist Silhouette of the second absorbent article;
• and
• wherein the first, second and third packages comprise the same brand name and/or sub-brand name.