Patent ID: 8048050

Claim:
An absorbent pad comprising: a main body having a first lateral edge, a second lateral edge, a first longitudinal edge, a second longitudinal edge, a longitudinal width extending from the first lateral edge to the second lateral edge, and a lateral width extending from the first longitudinal edge to the second longitudinal edge, the main body comprising: a liquid pervious topsheet; a liquid impervious backsheet comprising an inner backsheet and an outer backsheet, the outer backsheet having a longitudinal width that is less than the longitudinal width of the main body and a lateral width that is greater than the lateral width of the main body; an absorbent system disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; a central adhesive element disposed on the backsheet and extending along a longitudinal centerline of the absorbent pad; and an elastic element disposed along each of the first and second longitudinal edges of the main body and attached to at least one of the topsheet and the backsheet, the elastic element being disposed below the entire topsheet and above the entire backsheet so as to be layered between the topsheet and the backsheet; a first wing element formed of the outer backsheet and having a longitudinal width that is equal to the longitudinal width of the outer backsheet, the first wing element extending laterally beyond the first longitudinal edge of the main body; and a second wing element formed of the outer backsheet and having a longitudinal width that is equal to the longitudinal width of the outer backsheet, the second wing element extending laterally beyond the second longitudinal edge of the main body, the first and second wing elements being releasably attachable to an undergarment.