Patent ID: 6483007
Filing Date: 2002-11-19
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A sanitary napkin comprising:an absorbent body; and a layer of compressible and resilient, essentially non-absorbent material located adjacent a surface of the absorbent body which lies distal to a body of a wearer in use, said layer of compressible and resilient material having a surface area extending entirely over said surface of the absorbent body, wherein said layer of compressible and resilient material is thicker in a longitudinal central region of said napkin than in a remainder of the napkin; and wherein said layer of compressible and resilient material is resiliently compressible in a direction perpendicular to said surface of the absorbent body, so as to urge said sanitary napkin to fill out all available space between said sanitary napkin and the body of the wearer during use.