Patent ID: 6436080
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: A61F,Y10T

Abstract:
A shaped disposable absorbent article having a front end portion and a rear end portion, and a periphery, said shaped disposable absorbent article being constituted by superimposed layers comprising a liquid pervious topsheet, a backsheet comprising at least two layers, said backsheet being joined to said topsheet at least along said periphery, and an absorbent core intermediate said topsheet and said backsheet,said shaped disposable absorbent article having at least one lobe in at least one of said front end portion or rear end portion, said at least one lobe being provided inside said periphery by said topsheet and said backsheet in a region where said topsheet and said backsheet extend beyond said absorbent core, said shaped disposable absorbent article having a joining ratio in said at least one lobe defined as the ratio having as the numerator the number of said superimposed layers being directly joined to at least an adjacent layer in said at least one lobe other than along said periphery, and as the denominator the total number of said superimposed layers in said at least one lobe, said joining ratio has a value that is lower than or equal to 0.5, and said at least one lobe of said article has a lobe resiliency, as defined in the lobe resiliency test, of less than 20Â°.