Patent ID: 6503233
Filing Date: 2003-01-07
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An absorbent article having a crotch region and a body side, the absorbent article comprising:a) a liquid impervious backsheet; b) a liquid pervious topsheet attached to the backsheet; c) an absorbent core positioned between the topsheet and the backsheet, the absorbent core comprising: a central absorbent member having a width in the crotch region and including a shaping line, and an outer absorbent member having a width in the crotch region greater than the width of the central absorbent member in the crotch region, the absorbent core further comprising at least two crease lines in the outer absorbent member or along the boundary between the central absorbent member and the outer absorbent member, wherein the at least two crease lines and the shaping line each define a sudden change in material properties of the absorbent core so that e absorbent article is adapted to deflect in a direction away from the body along that least two crease lines and deflect in a direction toward the body side along the shaping line upon application of compressive forces laterally to the crotch region, the absorbent article further comprising a wicking barrier between the central absorbent member and the outer absorbent member.