Disposable absorbent garment having elastic outer cover and absorbent insert structure integrated therein using stress-release means

An anatomically form-fitting, generally self-adjusting disposable absorbent garment comprising:

• a breathable elastomeric nonwoven outer cover, including a pair of leg openings, front and rear waist sectioned together defining a waist opening, a crotch section situated between said leg openings and opposed front and rear panels separated by said crotch section;
• an absorbent insert structure substantially superposable on said front and rear panels and said crotch section, including a liquid impermeable barrier, and a liquid permeable bodyside liner with an absorbent core disposed therebetween, delimiting opposed longitudinal ends and delimiting opposed lateral edges of said insert;
• attachment means for attaching and integrating said longitudinal ends of said insert to said outer cover, at selected front and rear waist attachment zones, allowing substantially unrestricted functional stretchability of said outer cover and including
• stress-release means for selectively detaching said attachment means from said outer cover in either of said front and rear waist attachment zones and controlling the degree of elongation and contraction of the outer cover while maintaining the integration of said insert to the cover.