Patent ID: 7354425

Claim:
An interlabial pad for attaching between labia, comprising: a water permeable surface side sheet facing a body side; either a water permeable or water impermeable back side sheet facing a garment side; a water permeable inner sheet positioned between the surface side sheet and the back side sheet; and an absorbent body for absorbing body liquid, wherein said absorbent body comprises: a first absorbent body to form a first protruding area projecting towards the body side from a first flat area, extending along a substantial center line from one end to another end in a longitudinal direction of said interlabial pad; a second absorbent body to form said first flat area having a substantial plane plate shape, the first protruding area of the first absorbent body has a largest width at a portion closest to said first flat area of the second absorbent body, providing one hollow part on the garment side of said first protruding area formed in a shape corresponding to the first protruding area with a largest width at a portion closest to said first flat area of the absorbent body and extending along the center line from one end to another end with openings at each of the ends, the first absorbent body and the second absorbent body being formed by a single sheet enclosed between the surface side sheet and the inner sheet, and a third base absorbent body which lies on the back side sheet, the second absorbent body being affixed to the third base absorbent body via a portion of the inner sheet; wherein the surface side sheet, the inner sheet, and the back side sheet are affixed to each other along edges of the interlabial pad in the longitudinal direction, wherein said first flat area and said first protruding area satisfy Formulas (1) to (3) shown below: 1 â‰¦H 1 /H 2 â‰¦10â€ƒâ€ƒ(1) 1/3 â‰¦W 1 /W 2 â‰¦5/6â€ƒâ€ƒ(2) 1/3 â‰¦L 1 /L 2 â‰¦1â€ƒâ€ƒ(3) where, H 1 is the apparent bulkiness of the first protruding area, H 2 is the apparent bulkiness of the first flat area, W 1 is the apparent maximum width of the first protruding area, W 2 is the apparent maximum width of the first flat area, L 1 is the apparent maximum length of the first protruding area, and L 2 is the apparent maximum length of the first flat area.