Patent ID: 8197456

Claim:
A feminine care absorbent article comprising: an absorbent structure configured for disposition adjacent a female wearer's vaginal region to absorb bodily fluids discharged by the wearer; and a shell for supporting the absorbent structure at said vaginal region, the shell having a body-facing surface and a garment-facing surface, the body-facing surface having an adhesive thereon for adhering the shell directly to the wearer, the shell having a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis, an anterior region, a posterior region, and a central region extending longitudinally between and interconnecting the anterior and posterior regions, the anterior region of the shell including a longitudinal edge having a longitudinal extent from the transverse axis, said longitudinal extent increasing as the longitudinal edge extends transversely outward from the longitudinal axis of the shell, wherein the longitudinal edge in said anterior region of the shell has a longitudinal extent at the longitudinal axis of the shell and a greatest longitudinal extent spaced transversely from the longitudinal axis of the shell, a longitudinal distance between said greatest longitudinal extent of the longitudinal edge and said longitudinal extent of the longitudinal edge at the longitudinal axis of the shell being in the range of about 5 mm to about 35 mm.