Patent ID: 6824537
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An absorbent article in the form of a sanitary napkin, a panty liner or an incontinence protector, comprising an elongated body that includes an expansion element for permitting the elongated body to expand in a direction generally transversely to the elongated body, wherein said elongated body is flat and has a liquid-permeable sheet that is adapted to face towards a wearer's body, a liquid-impermeable sheet that is adapted to face towards the wearer's garment, such as a pair of panties worn by the wearer, and an absorbent layer disposed between the liquid-permeable sheet and the liquid-impermeable sheet, and wherein at least part of the liquid-impermeable sheet includes a fastener for enabling the article to be releasably fastened to said garment, wherein said expansion element includes at least one pleat including said absorbent layer which pleat extends only partially along said elongated body and which Includes two leg parts disposed parallel with the plane of said article, and an Inwardly folded intermediate part which extends between the leg parts and joins said leg parts together.