Patent ID: 6890325

Claim:
An absorbent article ( 40 ) comprising a fluid permeable cover ( 62 ), a liquid impermeable baffle ( 64 ) and an absorbent ( 66 ) situated between the cover and the baffle, the absorbent article being configured to provide a labial pad for disposition within the vestibule of a female wearer, the absorbent article further having a principal longitudinal axis, a principal transverse axis, a body-facing surface, a surface opposed to the body-facing surface, a length, a width, a thickness, first ( 80 ) and second ( 82 ) spaced apart longitudinal sides and at least one tab ( 94 ) extending outward from each longitudinal side; wherein the absorbent ( 66 ) has a maximum length (L max ) which is no greater than about 100 mm, measured along a line laying generally parallel to the principal longitudinal axis; the absorbent ( 66 ) has a maximum width (W max ) which is no greater than about 50 mm, measured along a line laying generally parallel to the principal transverse axis: each tab ( 94 ) has a width (w) which is no greater than about 50 mm; the tabs ( 94 ) are configured to be grasped between the wearers index finger and thumb, and between the wearer's middle finger and index finger; to hold the absorbent article ( 40 ) in a configuration folded along an axis lying on or positioned parallel to the principal longitudinal axis (L) prior to disposition within the vestibule ( 42 ), and to exert a force with a finger or fingers positioned in a recess ( 92 ) formed by the folded absorbent article, to dispose the folded article within the vestibule ( 42 ) by the wearer.