Patent ID: 8764718

Claim:
An absorbent article comprising: a length and a width extension, said length being greater than said width, and absorbent core material, the absorbent core material including outer longitudinal edges forming three convex lobes, a pair of folding lines extend between ends of a middle lobe of said three lobes so as to divide the absorbent core material into a central portion and a pair of longitudinal side portions, wherein the distance between a maximum width of the middle lobe and the adjacent folding line is less than 30 mm, such that, when the article is in use, the folding lines are positioned so as to extend along the crotch area of a user, starting from the gracilis tendons and ending in the region of the perineum, and the side portions extend from the central portion towards the user so as to form an arc shape as seen in a transversal direction of the article, and wherein a garment facing side of the article is free from adhesive at the side portions.