Patent ID: 9566197
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. A folded absorbent pad having, in its flattened unfolded configuration a central longitudinal axis and a central transversal axis said pad comprising: a topsheet, a backsheet and an absorbent core disposed between said topsheet and backsheet, one or more folding lines wherein at least one of said folding lines is parallel to said central transversal axis and extends from a first side end to a second side end of the absorbent pad, said absorbent core comprising a storage layer said storage layer comprising superabsorbent particles and comprising, in correspondence with the one or more folding lines, one or more folding portions said folding portions being defined as portions of the storage layer overlapping said folding lines within the absorbent core and extending for from 3 to 20 mm on both sides of said folding lines along a direction perpendicular to said folding lines, wherein the folding portions abut non-folding portions on at least two edges, wherein in at least one of said folding portions the average basis weight of the SAP is at least 10 gsm lower than the average basis weight of superabsorbent polymers in the entire storage layer, and wherein the folding portion average basis weight is uniform throughout the folding portion.