Patent ID: 8702672

Claim:
A feminine care absorbent article comprising: an absorbent structure configured for disposition adjacent a female wearer's vaginal region to absorb bodily fluids discharged by the wearer, said absorbent structure having a body-facing surface and a garment-facing surface; a shell for supporting the absorbent structure at said vaginal region, the shell having a body-facing surface and a garment-facing surface, the body-facing surface having an adhesive thereon for adhering the shell directly to the wearer, the shell having a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis, an anterior region, a posterior region, and a central region extending longitudinally between and interconnecting the anterior and posterior regions; and a placement aid disposed on the garment-facing surface of at least one of the absorbent structure and the shell, said placement aid comprising a strip secured to said at least one of the absorbent structure and said shell and having opposite side edges extending lengthwise of the strip, said strip being unsecured to the article along at least a lengthwise segment thereof to permit at least one of the wearer's fingers to extend between the strip and the remainder of the article from one side edge of the strip to the opposite side edge of the strip, the lengthwise segment of the strip having a length in the range of about 5% to 100% of a width of the article at the location of the strip.