Patent ID: 8715261

Claim:
A feminine care absorbent article having a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis, the article comprising an absorbent structure configured for disposition adjacent a female wearer's vaginal region to absorb bodily fluids discharged by the wearer, the absorbent structure having end portions and a middle portion located between the end portions, the absorbent structure having a pair of lines of weakness disposed in one of the end portions and configured to facilitate folding of the absorbent structure in a longitudinal direction in response to a lateral compressive force, the pair of lines of weakness diverging from each other as the pair of lines of weakness extends from said one of the end portions toward the middle portion of the absorbent structure, the absorbent structure having a relief for inhibiting the longitudinal folding of the absorbent structure facilitated by the at least one line of weakness from extending beyond the middle portion of the absorbent structure.