Patent ID: 8734415

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, said absorbent structure having a body-facing surface and a garment-facing surface; a shell for supporting the absorbent structure at said vaginal region, the shell having a body-facing surface, a garment-facing surface, and an opening defined through the body-facing surface and the garment-facing surface, the body-facing surface having an adhesive thereon for adhering the shell directly to the wearer, the article 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, at least a portion of the absorbent structure being releasably attachable to said shell for configuring the absorbent structure between an operative configuration in which said releasably attachable portion of the absorbent structure is attached to the shell to close the opening and an inoperative position in which at least part of said releasably attachable portion of the absorbent structure is detached from the shell to expose the opening.