Patent ID: 7857797
Filing Date: 2010-12-28
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A sanitary napkin comprising: a liquid absorbent layer and a liquid-permeable topsheet covering a body surface of the liquid absorbent layer, the topsheet being joined to the liquid absorbent layer in a specific pattern; wherein the pattern includes longitudinal join lines which extend longitudinally and are laterally spaced from each other and connecting join lines which connect the longitudinal join lines to define a continuous border defining an elongated enclosed region, and wherein the liquid absorbent layer has a thickness of 1.5 to 5 mm, and wherein said enclosed region of the absorbent layer comprises a plurality of incisions through the absorbent layer, and wherein said plurality of incisions are configured so that the portion of the absorbent layer inside the enclosed region has a lower stiffness than the portion of the absorbent layer outside the enclosed region.