Patent ID: 7396349
Filing Date: 2008-07-08
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An absorbent structure for an absorbent article, the absorbent structure having longitudinal end regions and a central region extending longitudinally between and interconnecting the longitudinal end regions, said absorbent structure comprising: a non-woven absorbent core extending from one longitudinal end region of the absorbent structure through the central region thereof to the opposite longitudinal end region of said absorbent structure, the absorbent core having a first face, a second face opposite the first face, and laterally opposite side edges, said absorbent core having a first width at the central region of the absorbent structure and a second width at at least one of said longitudinal end regions of the absorbent structure, said second width being greater than said first width; and a liquid permeable wrapsheet wrapped about said first face, said laterally opposite side edges and at least a portion of said second face of the absorbent core to define a wrapped configuration of the wrapsheet, the wrapsheet having a substantially uniform width in its wrapped configuration whereby the wrapsheet is wrapped over the lateral side edges of the absorbent core at the at least one of said longitudinal end regions of the absorbent structure and is wrapped over upon itself free of any intervening absorbent core laterally outward of the lateral side edges of the absorbent core at said central region of the absorbent structure, said wrapsheet being constructed at least in part of a non-woven material and being secured in its wrapped configuration about the absorbent core at at least one securement region, said securement region having a length substantially less than the length of the absorbent structure.