Patent ID: 8721611
Filing Date: 2014-05-13
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. Absorbent article, the absorbent article comprising: a longitudinal direction; an absorbent structure including a back-sheet, a top-sheet, and an absorbent core there between, the absorbent structure having in the longitudinal direction a front portion defining a front lateral edge, a rear portion defining a rear lateral edge and a crotch portion situated between the front portion and the rear portion, a pair of belt sections for fastening the absorbent article to the waist of a wearer, each of the belt sections being fixedly attached to the rear portion of the absorbent structure at a joint on the rear portion, and at a respective joint, a width of each belt section in the longitudinal direction is less than a width of the rear portion in the longitudinal direction, wherein the absorbent article has a maximum lateral extension B between the respective lateral-most edges of the belt sections that is governed by the following expression: where A is the maximum lateral extension of the front lateral edge of the absorbent structure, and wherein the absorbent structure has a maximum lateral extension C of the rear lateral edge, extending laterally to include the joint, that is governed by the following expression: