Patent ID: 8672911
Filing Date: 2014-03-18
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A feminine care absorbent article comprising: an absorbent structure configured for disposition adjacent a female wearer's vaginal region such that the absorbent structure is outside the female wearer's labia majora during use to absorb bodily fluids discharged by the wearer; and a shell for supporting the absorbent structure at said vaginal region, the shell having a body-facing surface and a garment-facing surface, the body-facing surface having an adhesive thereon for adhering the shell directly to the wearer's body, the shell having a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis, and an anterior region, the adhesive having a non-uniform adhesive pattern, wherein the non-uniform adhesive pattern comprises discrete dots of adhesive, at least some of the discrete dots of adhesive vary in size and spacing and wherein the adhesive has an adhesive strength, the non-uniform adhesive pattern having a corresponding non-uniform adhesive strength over the body-facing surface of the shell along the transverse axis in the anterior region such that a first portion of the anterior region near the longitudinal axis has a first adhesive strength, a second portion of the anterior region transversely outward of the first portion has a second adhesive strength, and a third portion of the anterior region transversely outward of the second portion and adjacent a peripheral edge of the shell has a third adhesive strength, the second adhesive strength being greater than each of the first and third adhesive strengths.