A disposable diaper having an attachment assembly including a subassembly
bonded or attached to an exterior surface of a front waist region of the
diaper and extending laterally from opposing side edges of the front
waist region to form laterally opposing front ears. A reduced-size
attachment panel is properly positioned and bonded to the subassembly to
improve the functionality of a fastening system of the diaper without
interfering with or limiting the extensibility of the diaper chassis,
while minimizing the use of relatively expensive attachment panel
material.