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An absorbent article has a longitudinal length dimension, a lateral cross dimension, a front waistband portion, a back waistband portion and an intermediate portion which interconnects the front and back waistband portions. The article includes a backsheet layer having a pair of laterally opposed si

An absorbent article has a longitudinal length dimension, a lateral cross dimension, a front waistband portion, a back waistband portion and an intermediate portion which interconnects the front and back waistband portions. The article includes a backsheet layer having a pair of laterally opposed side margins, with each side margin having an outwardly concave, terminal side edge contour located at appointed leg opening regions in an intermediate portion of each of the side margins. Each concave side edge contour has a selected longitudinal extent along the length dimension of the article. A liquid permeable topsheet layer is connected in superposed relation to the backsheet layer, and an absorbent body is sandwiched between the topsheet layer and the backsheet layer. A separate, elasticized and gathered leg gusset is connected to the article along each of the appointed leg opening regions, and each leg gusset is configured to extend beyond and to bridge between opposed, spaced-apart portions of an associated one of the concave side edge contours of the backsheet layer.

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[ We claim:] [1.] An absorbent article having a longitudinal length dimension, a lateral cross dimension, a front waistband portion, a back waistband portion, and an intermediate portion which interconnects said front and back waistband portions, said article comprising:a backsheet layer having a pa

[ We claim:] [1.] An absorbent article having a longitudinal length dimension, a lateral cross dimension, a front waistband portion, a back waistband portion, and an intermediate portion which interconnects said front and back waistband portions, said article comprising:a backsheet layer having a pair of laterally opposed and longitudinally extending side margins, each side margin having an outwardly concave, terminal side edge contour located at appointed leg opening regions in an intermediate portion of each of said side margins, each concave side edge contour having a selected longitudinal extent along said length dimension of said article;a liquid permeable topsheet layer connected in a superposed facing relation to said backsheet layer;an absorbent body sandwiched between said topsheet layer and said backsheet layer; anda pair of separately provided gusset-flap members connected to at least one of said backsheet and topsheet layers along each of said appointed leg opening regions, said gusset-flap members including a leg gusset section and a containment flap section, whereineach leg gusset section is configured to extend beyond and bridge across its associated, outwardly concave terminal side edge contour of said backsheet layer, and to provide an elasticized and gathered side margin of said article,each containment flap section is integrally formed with a one of said leg gusset sections to provide a gusset-flap composite with each containment flap section having a substantially fixed edge located proximally adjacent to a one of said elasticized side margins, and having an elasticized and gathered, distal, movable edge portion,each gusset-flap member includesa substantially liquid impermeable barrier layer,a nonwoven fabric layer which is substantially coextensive with said barrier layer and is connected in facing relation with said barrier layer,a plurality of separate, longitudinally extending elastomeric members sandwiched between said barrier layer and said fabric layer within each leg gusset section and a plurality of separate, longitudinally extending elastomeric members sandwiched between said barrier layer and said fabric layer within each containment flap section to provide an elastomeric, gusset-flap composite which is substantially longitudinally gathered, each of said elastomeric members in said containment flap section being attached to at least one of said barrier and fabric layers of the gusset-flap, and whereineach containment flap section has a composite stiffness which is not less than about 5 mg and not more than about 250 mg.