Patent ID: 6659991
Filing Date: 2003-12-09
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An absorptive article comprising:a body including a liquid-permeable top sheet, a back sheet and an absorbent layer sandwiched between said top sheet and said back sheet; and wing members extending outwards in a latitudinal direction from said body, wherein said top sheet and said back sheet extend beyond the periphery of said absorbent layer to have a peripheral joint portion in which said top sheet and said back sheet are adjoined together without having the wing members therebetween, and further extend outwards in the latitudinal direction such that protruding portions are formed, and wherein only a portion of each wing member is joined to a corresponding one of two protruding portions of said body while being sandwiched between said top sheet and said back sheet so that a remaining portion of each wing member extends outwards without overlapping the top sheet and the back sheet.