Patent ID: 6974892

Claim:
A sanitary napkin adapted to be worn in a crotch portion of a user's undergarment for the absorption of body exudate, comprising an absorbent portion having a first transverse end and an opposite second transverse end defining therebetween a length, a first longitudinal side and an opposite second longitudinal side defining therebetween a width, the width varying along the length of the absorbent portion, wherein: (i) a first width is located between ⅕ and less than ½ of the length of the absorbent portion as measured from the first transverse end, the first width being greater than any width of the absorbent portion located between the first transverse end and the first width; (ii) a second width located substantially from ⅕ to less than ½ of the length of the absorbent portion as measured from the second transverse end, the second width being less than or equal to the first width; (iii) a central region intermediate the first width and the second width, the central region having a maximum width that is less than or equal to the first width; wherein the absorbent portion has a plurality of elongate embossed channels, each channel being spaced apart from an adjacent channel and extending obliquely with respect to a longitudinal axis from one side of the napkin to an opposite side of the napkin.