Patent ID: 6352529
Filing Date: 2002-03-05
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A disposable absorbent article (20) for use in an undergarment comprising at least three componentsa generally liquid permeable topsheet a generally liquid impermeable backsheet joined to said topsheet an absorbent core between said topsheet and said backsheet, said article and each of said components having a garment facing surface and a wearer facing surface, said article (20) having a longitudinal centerline (L) and a transverse centerline (T) perpendicular to said longitudinal centerline (L), said article (20) comprising three regions (1,2,3) along said longitudinal centerline (L), a first region (1) which includes said transverse centerline (T) and which has a length of at least 40 mm to cover in use the area on a wearer along said longitudinal direction between the perineum and the most forward point of the labia majora, a second region (2) which extends along said longitudinal direction on a first side of said first region (1), and a third region (3) which extends along said longitudinal direction on a second side opposite said first side of said first region, said second region (2) being longer than said third region (3), said article (20) having a length of at least 270 mm, in longitudinal direction, said garment facing side (40) of said article (20) comprising a fastening adhesive (50) for attachment to said undergarment, said article (20) being characterized in that said fastening adhesive (50) extends from said second region (2) through said first region (1) into said third region (3) and in that the fastening adhesive (50) width in transverse direction at least at one point of said second region (2) is larger than the fastening adhesive (50) width in transverse direction at one point of said first region (1) and of said third region (3).