Patent ID: 6867345
Filing Date: 2005-03-15
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An absorbent article, comprising: a liquid-permeable topsheet; and a liquid-absorbent core having an upper surface covered by said topsheet and a lower surface, said core further having indented regions arranged along two lines extending longitudinally along transversely opposite sides of said core, said lines being spaced apart from each other by a distance gradually increasing from a minimum at a longitudinally middle point thereof to a maximum at longitudinally opposite ends thereof, the lines longitudinally dividing said core into a central region confined between the lines and two side regions each located between one of the lines and the respective one of the transversely opposite sides of said core; wherein said core comprises a plurality of indentations arranged along said lines, each of said indentations having side walls extending from an opening formed on the upper surface toward the lower surface and ending at a bottom, a portion of said core confined between said bottom and said lower surface defining one of the indented regions; and said core contains a fibrous component in said indented, central and side regions, and a density of the fibrous component in the indented regions is lower than in the central and side regions.