Patent ID: 6508795
Filing Date: 2003-01-21
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An absorbent article having a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction and comprising a mid portion and two end portions, which article is adapted to be substantially accommodated within a user's panties, the absorbent article comprising an absorbent upper part and an absorbent lower part, which two parts are mutually joined, whereby the upper part presents a first liquid-permeable surface which, during use, faces the user and a second surface which faces towards a first liquid-permeable surface on the lower part, the lower part further presenting a second, liquid-impermeable surface on a side of the article which, during use, faces away from the user, wherein the article further comprises means for obtaining and maintaining an elongate cavity between the second surface of the upper part and the first surface of the lower part, at least in the mid portion of the article, whereby the upper part and the lower part in the elongate cavity are mutually separated by a predetermined distance of between 0.3 and 5 mm, the distance being maintained during use of the article irrespective of a user's posture, and the elongate cavity permits at least some liquid to flow from the user into the elongate cavity without first passing through other components of the article.