Patent ID: 7288080
Filing Date: 2007-10-30
Classification: A61F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An absorbent article ( 40 ) comprising a fluid permeable cover ( 62 ), a liquid impermeable baffle ( 64 ) and an absorbent ( 66 ) situated between the cover and the baffle, the absorbent article having a principal longitudinal axis and a principal transverse axis, and being configured to provide a labial pad for disposition within the vestibule of a female wearer, the absorbent having a maximum longitudinal length of no greater than about 100 mm extending from a first transverse end ( 76 ) to a spaced apart second transverse end ( 78 ), a body-facing surface of the absorbent having a minimum longitudinal length (L min ) that lies generally along said principal longitudinal axis from said first transverse end area to said second transverse end area and is less than said maximum longitudinal length, a maximum width of no greater than about 70 mm, a widest portion, a width at the widest portion, a narrowest portion, a width at the narrowest portion which is smaller than said width at the widest portion, a maximum thickness of no greater than about 10 mm, first ( 70 ) and second ( 72 ) end regions and a central region ( 74 ) disposed between the first and second end regions, and first ( 80 ) and second ( 82 ) spaced apart longitudinal sides, the longitudinal sides together with the transverse ends generally forming the periphery of the absorbent, wherein the widest portion of the absorbent is not situated in the central region, and the article is to be folded parallel to said longitudinal axis prior to disposition within the vestibule of the wearer.