Length-to-side silhouettes for boxer brief/boyshort type disposable absorbent articles and arrays

Abstract

An absorbent article may have a Product Length-to-Side Silhouette from 0.5 to about 1.5. An array of absorbent articles may have an Array Average Product Length-to-Side Silhouette from 0.5 to about 1.5.

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 each of the front and back belts comprise at least one elastic element;   wherein the front and back belts are joined at seams to form a waist opening and leg openings; and   wherein the article has a Relaxed Product Side Length greater than about 75%, but less than about 125%, of the Relaxed Product Length.   
     
     
         2 . The absorbent article of  claim 1 , wherein the article has a Relaxed Product Side Length greater than about 85%, but less than about 125%, of the Relaxed Product Length. 
     
     
         3 . The absorbent article of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one elastic element is an apertured film. 
     
     
         4 . The absorbent article of  claim 1 , wherein the side seam length is greater than about 70% and less than about 100% of the Relaxed Product Length of the absorbent article. 
     
     
         5 . 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 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 at least one of the first and second absorbent articles has a Relaxed Product Length of less than about 260 mm and greater than about 170 mm; and 
 wherein each of the first and second absorbent articles has a side seam length that is greater than about 70% and less than about 100% of the Relaxed Product Length of the absorbent article. 
   
     
     
         6 . The array of packages of  claim 5 , wherein the first and second packages comprise the same brand name. 
     
     
         7 . The array of packages of  claim 5 , wherein the front and back belts of at least one of the first and second articles comprise first and second films. 
     
     
         8 . The array of packages of  claim 5 , wherein each of the first and second absorbent articles has a Relaxed Product Length of less than about 260 mm and greater than about 170 mm. 
     
     
         9 . The array of packages of  claim 5 , wherein the first and second sizes are different. 
     
     
         10 . The array of packages of  claim 5 , wherein the first and second sizes are substantially the same. 
     
     
         11 . The array of packages of  claim 10 , wherein the first and second packages comprise the same brand name. 
     
     
         12 . The array of packages of  claim 10 , wherein the first and second absorbent articles comprise chassis having identical cross-sectional dispositions. 
     
     
         13 . 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 each of the front and back belts comprise at least one elastic element;   wherein the front and back belts are joined at seams to form a waist opening and leg openings; and   wherein the side seam length is greater than about 70% and less than about 100% of the Relaxed Product Length of the absorbent article.