Patent ID: 6309378
Filing Date: 2001-10-30
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A sanitary napkin having a length, comprising:an upper liquid permeable layer;a lower liquid impermeable layer;an absorbent body between said upper and lower layers;an impermeable top film over said lower layer, the top film having opposite longitudinally extending edges; andlaterally extendible wings that can be folded and lodged, in a rest position, between said lower layer and said top film in which said wings are releasably attached to said top film,wherein said top film is provided with longitudinally extending adhesive bands which are respectively adjacent to the edges of said top film and which extend along the length of the sanitary napkin, the bands being suitable for attaching at least part of the wings to said film, when the wings are in said rest position, wherein the wings are comprised of respective adhesive regions and wherein protective sheets are included over said lower layer and said sheets are located in such a way that, when the wings are in the rest position, the respective adhesive regions releasably adhere to corresponding ones of said protective sheets.