Patent ID: 7918840
Filing Date: 2011-04-05
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An absorbent article defining a longitudinal direction, a front portion in the longitudinal direction, a rear portion, and a middle portion arranged between said front and rear portions, the article comprising: an upper, liquid-permeable cover sheet, a lower, liquid-impermeable cover sheet, an absorption body arranged between the cover sheets, a rear barrier formed in the rear portion and attached to the article along a rear edge of the article, and first and second side barriers along respective longitudinal sides, each side barrier in turn comprising at least one longitudinal elastic element, said first and second side barriers, viewed from above, defining a shape which narrows in the direction towards said front portion so that the distance, in the transverse direction of the article, between said elastic elements, is greater in said rear portion than in said front portion,