Absorbent article with adjustable waist feature

A disposable absorbent article having a front waist region, a rear waist region, a crotch region located between the front waist region and the rear waist region, a longitudinal centerline and a lateral centerline;

• the disposable absorbent article including:
• a chassis, having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface, the chassis comprising a topsheet forming at least a portion of the body facing surface of the chassis, a backsheet joined with the topsheet the backsheet forming at least a portion of the garment facing surface of the chassis, and a core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, the core having a front waist edge, a rear waist edge and a pair of longitudinal edges;
• a fold down waist feature disposed in the rear waist region, the fold down waist feature extending longitudinally outwardly from the rear waist edge of the core and including at least one ear flap extending laterally outwardly beyond one of the longitudinal edges of the core, the ear flap having an inner surface and an opposed outer surface;
• the fold down waist feature further including a waist flap having a waist flap proximal edge and a waist flap distal edge, the waist flap proximal edge being joined with the chassis in the rear waist region and at least a portion of the waist flap distal edge being unsecured to the chassis such that when the fold down waist feature is in a longitudinally extended configuration the waist flap proximal edge is disposed longitudinally outwardly from the waist flap distal edge and when the fold down waist feature is folded longitudinally inwardly the waist flap proximal edge is disposed longitudinally inwardly from the waist flap distal edge.

A disposable absorbent article having a front waist region, a rear waist region, a crotch region located between the front waist region and the rear waist region, a longitudinal centerline and a lateral centerline;

• the disposable absorbent article including:
• a chassis, having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface, the chassis comprising a topsheet forming at least a portion of the body facing surface of the chassis, a backsheet joined with the topsheet the backsheet forming at least a portion of the garment facing surface of the chassis, and a core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, the core having a front waist edge, a rear waist edge and a pair of longitudinal edges;
• a fold down waist feature disposed in the rear waist region, the fold down waist feature extending longitudinally outwardly from the rear waist edge of the core and including at least one ear flap extending laterally outwardly beyond one of the longitudinal edges of the core, the ear flap having an inner surface and an opposed outer surface;
• the fold down waist feature further including a waist flap having a waist flap proximal edge and a waist flap distal edge, and longitudinal sides, the waist flap longitudinal sides being substantially unattached to the fold down waist feature, the waist flap proximal edge being joined with the chassis in the rear waist region and at least a portion of the waist flap distal edge being unsecured to the chassis such that when the fold down waist feature is folded longitudinally inwardly at least a portion of the waist flap distal edge may be disposed longitudinally outwardly from the waist flap proximal edge or longitudinally inwardly from the waist flap proximal edge .