Patent ID: 6921393

Claim:
An absorbent article comprising: a) a liquid permeable bodyside cover; b) a liquid permeable garment side liner; c) an absorbent core enclosed by said cover and said liner; and d) a pair of fringes formed by joining said cover to said liner which extend laterally outward from said absorbent article, said pair of fringes capable of being biased upward to form a pair of upstanding side walls when placed in an undergarment, said pair of upstanding side walls forming a pair of reservoirs located adjacent to said absorbent core, said pair of reservoirs being capable of retaining body fluid that has run off of said bodyside cover until said body fluid can be absorbed by said absorbent core; wherein said liquid permeable bodyside cover has a predetermined liquid permeability and said liquid permeable garment side liner has a liquid permeability equal to that of said liquid permeability of said bodyside cover.