Absorbent article with captured leg elastics

An absorbent article adapted to be worn by a wearer, the absorbent article including a front waist area forming a front edge, a back waist area forming a back edge, a crotch area disposed between the front and back waist areas, the absorbent article comprising:

• a chassis having opposed first and second longitudinal sides and opposed first and second lateral sides, each of the first and second longitudinal sides forms a straight edge in at least the crotch area of the absorbent article when the absorbent article is in a flat, planar orientation, the chassis having an original longitudinal length and an original lateral length, the chassis defining first and second leg openings and including:
• a biaxially extensible outer cover having a width,
• a biaxially extensible bodyside liner having a width and forming a wearer adjacent surface, the widths of the biaxially extensible outer cover and the biaxially extensible bodyside liner decreasing as the straight edges extend through the crotch area in a direction from the back waist area to the front waist area,
• an absorbent core assembly having a width and being interposed between the biaxially extensible outer cover and the biaxially extensible bodyside liner, the absorbent core assembly extending from the back waist area through the crotch area to the front waist area, the width of the absorbent core assembly in the front waist area being less than the widths of the outer cover and the bodyside liner in the crotch area,
• a first leg elastic member captured between the biaxially extensible outer cover and the biaxially extensible bodyside liner along the first longitudinal side of the chassis to provide a first leg elastic member having biaxial stretchability, and
• a second leg elastic member captured between the biaxially extensible outer cover and the biaxially extensible bodyside liner along the second longitudinal side of the chassis to provide a second leg elastic member having biaxial stretchability,
• wherein at least one of the first and second leg elastic members is an elastic film material.

An absorbent article adapted to be worn by a wearer, the absorbent article including a front waist area forming a front edge, a back waist area forming a back edge, and a crotch area disposed between the front and back waist areas, the absorbent article comprising:

• a chassis having opposed first and second longitudinal sides and opposed first and second lateral sides, the chassis having an original longitudinal length and an original lateral length, the first and second longitudinal sides forming straight edges in at least the crotch area of the absorbent article when the absorbent article is in a flat, planar orientation, the chassis defining first and second leg openings and including;
• a biaxially extensible outer cover having a width,
• a biaxially extensible bodyside liner having a width and forming a wearer adjacent surface, the widths of the biaxially extensible outer cover and the biaxially extensible bodyside liner decreasing as the straight edges extend through the crotch area in a direction from the back waist area to the front waist area,
• an absorbent core assembly having a width and being interposed between the biaxially extensible outer cover and the biaxially extensible bodyside liner, the absorbent core assembly extending from the back waist area through the crotch area to the front waist area, the width of the absorbent core assembly in the front waist area being less than the widths of the outer cover and the bodyside liner in the crotch area,
• a first leg elastic member captured between the biaxially extensible outer cover and the biaxially extensible bodyside liner along the first longitudinal side of the chassis and
• a second leg elastic member captured between the biaxially extensible outer cover and the biaxially extensible bodyside liner along the second longitudinal side of the chassis,
• wherein the first and second leg elastic members each include at least one straight edge along the first and second longitudinal sides of the chassis when the absorbent article is in a flat, planar orientation.

An absorbent article adapted to be worn by a wearer, the absorbent article including a front waist area forming a front edge, a back waist area forming a back edge, and a crotch area disposed between the front and back waist areas, the absorbent article comprising:

• a chassis having opposed first and second longitudinal sides and opposed first and second lateral sides, the chassis having an original longitudinal length and an original lateral length, the chassis defining first and second leg openings and including;
• a biaxially extensible outer cover,
• a biaxially extensible bodyside liner forming a wearer adjacent surface,
• an absorbent core assembly interposed between the biaxially extensible outer cover and the biaxially extensible bodyside liner, the absorbent core assembly having at least one tail bonded to at least one of the biaxially extensible bodyside liner and the biaxially extensible outer cover,
• a first leg elastic member captured between the biaxially extensible outer cover and the biaxially extensible bodyside liner along the first longitudinal side of the chassis and
• a second leg elastic member captured between the biaxially extensible outer cover and the biaxially extensible bodyside liner along the second longitudinal side of the chassis.