Patent ID: 9649233
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. An absorbent article having a longitudinal and transverse direction, said absorbent article including a topsheet layer, a backsheet layer and at least one absorbent layer sandwiched between said topsheet layer and said backsheet layer, wherein said absorbent layer includes at least first and second portions positioned along said longitudinal direction, said at least first and second portions being non-integral with any other layer within the article and spaced apart from one another along said longitudinal direction, wherein said portions are made from the same base sheet material, and further wherein said first portion defines a complete opening therein, and wherein said second portion is of a shape mated to fit entirely within said opening, wherein said second portion is separated from said first portion by a gap in said longitudinal direction, wherein said base sheet material is completely absent in said transverse direction at said gap.