Patent ID: 6793649
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An absorbent article for wear inside another absorbent article, comprising:a liquid-permeable facing layer which faces a wearer during use; a liquid-permeable backing layer which faces the other absorbent article during use; an absorbent core interposed between the facing layer and the backing layer; first and second adhesives disposed on the backing layer, the second adhesive being located on both sides of the absorbent article lying opposite one another in a widthwise direction thereof, the first adhesive being located closer to a center of the absorbent article in the widthwise direction thereof than the second adhesive; and a liquid-impermeable covering sheet removably attached to the backing layer through the first and second adhesive to thereby cover the entire surface of the backing layer opposite the surface adjacent to the core, an adhesive force of the second adhesive to the convering sheet being stronger than an adhesive force of the first adhesive to the covering sheet; wherein when the covering sheet is removed to expose both the first and second adhesive during use, the first adhesive exhibits adhesive force to the other absorbent article than the second adhesive.