Patent ID: 6531642
Filing Date: 2003-03-11
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A water-decomposable absorbent article comprising:a back layer made of laminate material of a water-decomposable sheet and a layer of thermoplastic water-soluble adhesive, a water-decomposable and liquid-pervious surface layer, a water-decomposable absorbent layer sandwiched between the back layer and the surface layer and having a smaller planar dimension than the back layer and the surface layer, the absorbent article including an outer peripheral region having the back layer and the surface layer bonded to each other without interposing the absorbent layer therebetween, and being formed in a predetermined width spaced from a peripheral edge of the absorbent article; and the back layer and the surface layer being heat-sealed by way of interposing the layer of thermoplastic water-soluble adhesive disposed therebetween along an entire length of the outer peripheral region.