Disposable absorbent article having tailored leg edges

A disposable absorbent article comprising:

• a front waist region adjacent a front waist edge, a rear waist region adjacent a rear waist edge, and a crotch region disposed between the front waist region and the rear waist region, a central longitudinal axis extending from the front waist edge to the rear waist edge and dividing the absorbent article into first and second sides, a central transverse axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and first and second crotch edges disposed on transversely opposed sides of the crotch region and extending from the front waist region to the rear waist region;
• a first crotch elastic member adjacent the first crotch edge and positioned entirely on the first side, and a second crotch elastic member adjacent the second crotch edge and positioned entirely on the second side, each crotch elastic member extending generally in a longitudinal direction, each crotch elastic member having a front terminal point and a rear terminal point, and each crotch elastic member defining a front end portion adjacent the front waist region, a rear end portion adjacent the rear waist region, and a central portion extending between the front and rear portions,
• wherein each crotch elastic member is sandwiched between a first layer and a second layer of the absorbent article, wherein portions of the first layer are unattached to the second layer to define first and second snapback channels, and wherein both of the front and rear terminal points of the first crotch elastic member are positioned within the first snapback channel, and wherein both of the front and rear terminal points of the second crotch elastic member are positioned within the second snapback channel,
• wherein the central portion of the first crotch elastic member is positioned transversely outward of both of the front and rear terminal points of the first crotch elastic member, and wherein the central portion of the second crotch elastic member is positioned transversely outward of both of the front and rear terminal points of the second crotch elastic member,
• and wherein the front end portions of the first and second crotch elastic members converge transversely inward toward each other, and wherein the rear end portions of the first and second crotch elastic members converge transversely inward toward each other.