Patent ID: 8211074

Claim:
An absorbent article designed to be worn in the crotch region of an undergarment, the absorbent article having a longitudinal center line, a first end region, a second end region, and a central region disposed between the first and second regions, the absorbent article comprising: an absorbent core; a backsheet associated with the absorbent core, the backsheet having a garment facing side and a first end edge in the first end region; and adhesive attachment means disposed on the garment facing side of the backsheet for securing the absorbent article to an undergarment; the adhesive attachment means having an adhesive pattern which includes (a) a central adhesive section disposed on or along the longitudinal center line, the central adhesive section having a first end in the first end region, and (b) a pair of side adhesive sections each disposed transversely outboard of the central adhesive section, respectively, each of the side adhesive section having a first end in the first end region, the first ends of each side adhesive section extending substantially to the first end edge of the backsheet, wherein the first end of the central adhesive section is at least about 15 mm away from the first end edge of the backsheet such that an adhesive free area is formed between the first end of the central adhesive section and the first end edge of the backsheet; said absorbent article further comprising a removable release liner which covers the adhesive pattern, wherein the removable release liner has a periphery edge which has a portion that is coincident, at least partially, with the first end edge of the backsheet, wherein the removable release liner has a notch which is positioned such that at least a part of the adhesive free area of the adhesive pattern is exposed.