Patent ID: 6300538
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An absorbent article, comprising:an elongate absorbent core delimited by an upper surface and a lower surface, a pair of opposed longitudinal edge portions terminating in longitudinal edges, and a pair of opposed transverse edges, said core having a first end portion, a second end portion and a mid portion located between said end portions;a liquid permeable topsheet extending over said upper surface, anda pair of liquid impermeable sheet, each of the liquid impermeable sheets covering a respective one of said longitudinal edge portions of said absorbent core to form a liquid retaining pocket along the respective one of said longitudinal edge portions, wherein a strip of substantially hydrophobic resilient material is arranged between each of said respective liquid impermeable sheets and said absorbent core along each longitudinal edge portion of said absorbent core in at least said mid portion of said absorbent core to thereby increase the flexure resistance of the article;wherein each of the liquid impermeable sheets covers a portion of the upper surface of the absorbent core, a portion of the lower surface of the absorbent core, and at least a portion of the longitudinal edge of the respective longitudinal edge portion of the absorbent core.