Patent ID: 8157780
Filing Date: 2012-04-17
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A feminine care absorbent article having a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis, the article comprising an absorbent structure configured for disposition adjacent a female wearer's vaginal region to absorb bodily fluids discharged by the wearer, the absorbent structure having an upper end portion, a lower end portion and a middle portion located between the end portions, the absorbent structure having at least one line of weakness disposed in the lower end portion and configured to facilitate folding of the absorbent structure in a longitudinal direction in response to a lateral compressive force and placement of the lower end portion within the wearer's gluteal cleft, the absorbent structure having a relief for inhibiting the longitudinal folding of the absorbent structure facilitated by the at least one line of weakness from extending beyond the middle portion of the absorbent structure.