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

Abstract

Disposable absorbent articles and arrays of disposable absorbent articles may comprise inventive product dimensions, including inventive Length-to-Side and Hip-to-Waist Silhouettes.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . 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 plurality of elastic strands;   wherein the back belt comprises a second plurality of elastic strands;   wherein the article comprises at least four of the following:
 (a) Relaxed Product Waist Width from about 210 mm and about 300 mm; 
 (b) Relaxed Product Side Length from about 163 mm to about 200 mm; 
 (c) Relaxed Product Length from about 165 mm to about 350 mm; 
 (d) Relaxed Product Hip Width from about 330 mm to about 435 mm; and 
 (e) Product Length-to-hip Silhouette from about 0.65 to about 0.95. 
   
     
     
         2 . The absorbent article of  claim 1 , wherein the front belt comprises a first elastomeric film and wherein the back belt comprises a second elastomeric film. 
     
     
         3 . The absorbent article of  claim 1 , wherein the absorbent core comprises cellulosic fibers. 
     
     
         4 . The absorbent article of  claim 1 , wherein the absorbent core comprises absorbent gelling material. 
     
     
         5 . The absorbent article of  claim 1 , further comprising a graphic. 
     
     
         6 . The absorbent article of  claim 1 , wherein the seams are refastenable. 
     
     
         7 . The absorbent article of  claim 2 , wherein the first plurality of elastics are disposed to overlap the first film and wherein the second plurality of elastics are disposed to overlap the second film. 
     
     
         8 . The absorbent article of  claim 1 , wherein the absorbent article comprises a plurality of elastics disposed along the leg openings in at least one of the front and back belts. 
     
     
         9 . 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 plurality of elastic strands;   wherein the back belt comprises a second plurality of elastic strands;   wherein the article comprises at least two of the following:
 (a) Relaxed Product Length from about 165 mm to about 350 mm; 
 (b) Relaxed Product Hip Width from about 330 mm to about 435 mm; and 
 (c) Product Length-to-hip Silhouette from about 0.65 to about 0.95. 
   
     
     
         10 . The absorbent article of  claim 9 , wherein the front belt comprises a first elastomeric film and wherein the back belt comprises a second elastomeric film. 
     
     
         11 . The absorbent article of  claim 9 , wherein the absorbent core comprises cellulosic fibers. 
     
     
         12 . The absorbent article of  claim 9 , wherein the absorbent core comprises absorbent gelling material. 
     
     
         13 . The absorbent article of  claim 9 , further comprising a graphic. 
     
     
         14 . The absorbent article of  claim 9 , wherein the seams are refastenable. 
     
     
         15 . The absorbent article of  claim 9 , wherein the absorbent article comprises a plurality of elastics disposed along the leg openings in at least one of the front and back belts. 
     
     
         16 . The absorbent article of  claim 10 , wherein the first plurality of elastics are disposed to overlap the first film and wherein the second plurality of elastics are disposed to overlap the second film. 
     
     
         17 . An array of packages comprising two or more 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 plurality of elastic strands; 
 wherein the back belt comprises a second plurality of elastic strands; 
   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 third plurality of elastic strands; 
 wherein the back belt comprises a fourth plurality of elastic strands; 
 wherein each of the first and second absorbent articles comprise at least three of the following:
 (a) Relaxed Product Waist Width from about 210 mm and about 300 mm; 
 (b) Relaxed Product Side Length from about 163 mm to about 200 mm; 
 (c) Relaxed Product Length from about 165 mm to about 350 mm; 
 (d) Relaxed Product Hip Width from about 330 mm to about 435 mm; 
 (e) Product Length-to-Hip Silhouette from about 0.65 to about 0.95; and 
 (f) Product Waist-to-Side Silhouette from about 1.23 to about 1.75. 
 
   
     
     
         18 . The array of packages of  claim 17 , wherein the first and second packages comprise the same brand name. 
     
     
         19 . The array of packages of  claim 18 , wherein the first and second packages comprise the same sub-brand name. 
     
     
         20 . The array of packages of  claim 17 , wherein at least the first, second, and third absorbent articles in the array have a Product Length-to-Hip Silhouette from about 0.65 to about 0.95.