Patent ID: 8292867
Filing Date: 2012-10-23
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An absorbent article comprising: a belt and an absorbent structure; said belt comprising an article reception surface and a transversely extending edge; said absorbent structure extending in a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction and having a longitudinal center line and opposing first and second longitudinal end regions; each of said longitudinal end regions having a perimeter constituted by a transversely extending end edge and a pair of opposed longitudinal edges, said first longitudinal end region of said absorbent structure being attached to the belt so that the transversely extending edge of the belt and the transversely extending edge end of the absorbent structure are arranged to be substantially parallel; said absorbent structure comprising at least one article fastener at the second longitudinal end region thereof, said article fastener adapted to fasten to the article reception surface on the belt such that the absorbent article adopts a pant shape when worn; said article fastener having a shape such that it is accommodated within an imaginary rectangle, the rectangle having opposed upper and lower first edges extending parallel to said transversely extending end edge of said second longitudinal end region and opposed distal and proximal second edges extending parallel to said pair of opposed longitudinal edges of said second longitudinal end region to thereby define the rectangle having an upper distal corner, an upper proximal corner, a lower distal corner and a lower proximal corner; at least a continuous region, which is located adjacent the lower distal corner and defined by a portion of the distal second edge and a portion of the lower first edge of the imaginary rectangle, is free of the article fastener; the article fastener contacts the imaginary rectangle at least on the lower first edge and the distal second edge thereof; and wherein a maximum extension of the article fastener in a direction perpendicular to a force line which passes through a center of the article fastener and which makes an angle with the longitudinal center line of the absorbent structure of between 5° and 80° is less than 3 cm.