Patent ID: 6585710
Filing Date: 2003-07-01
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A sanitary napkin for placement in a crotch portion of an undergarment, said sanitary napkin comprising:i) a main body having a pair of opposite longitudinal sides and a pair of opposite transverse sides, said main body including: 1) a fluid permeable body facing layer; 2) an absorbent layer underneath said fluid permeable body facing layer; 3) a liquid impermeable undergarment facing layer underneath said absorbent layer, ii) a first flap affixed to a first longitudinal side of said main body in a cantilever arrangement; iii) a second flap affixed to a second longitudinal side of said main body in a cantilever arrangement, wherein said first flap and said second flap each have a first position and a second position, said first position said flap acquiring a more acute angular relationship to said liquid impermeable undergarment facing layer than in said second position; said flap having a rigidity sufficient to cause the longitudinal side to fold upwardly when said flap is in said second position, wherein when each flap is in said second position and the crotch portion of the undergarment is placed between said flaps, each longitudinal side of said main body is operative to urge the respective flap toward the crotch portion of the under garment.