Patent ID: 6945967

Claim:
An absorbent product comprising: a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction; a front portion; a rear portion; a crotch portion located between the rear portion and the front portion; an absorbent element; a liquid-tight layer; and a stiffening element intended to contribute to the three-dimensional shape of the product during its use, wherein the stiffening element is in a plane state before use of the product, the stiffening element extends in the longitudinal direction of the product over the crotch portion and at least some way in over the front portion, the stiffening element has a stiffness in the dry state of in the order of 1-15 N measured according to ASTM D 4032-82, the stiffening element has a width M at a transition between the crotch portion and the front portion which is adapted to the distance between the muscle tendons of the wearer on both sides of the crotch of the wearer in the groin of the latter and which is of the order of 15-45 mm, and wherein the product has different stiffness along a centre line extending in the longitudinal direction thereof, as a result of which the product is predestined to curve in predetermined places along said centre line when the product is fitted on the wearer, and the stiffening element comprises a dry-formed fibre mat with a density between 0.15 and 0.75 p/cm3 and a weight per unit area of in the order of 100-400 a/m2.