Kao Corporation

Jinko Noguchi

Mitsugu Hamajima

Minoru Nakanishi

Masahito Tanaka

Satoshi Tanaka

Hironori Kawasaki

Yoji Kameo

Tetsuya Kusagawa

Mayumi Kimura

Hiroyuki Yokomatsu

Atsushi Murai

An absorbent article () having a liquid-retentive absorbing layer (), a liquid-impermeable leakproof layer (), and standing gathers () on each side. The gathers have an elastically extensible portion () coming into planar contact with the wearer's skin while worn. The elastically extensible portion () is made of a sheet () and at least one elastic member (), the elastic member () being fixed to the sheet () discretely in the longitudinal direction in its stretched state, and the parts of the sheet where the elastic member () is not fixed are raised by contraction of the elastic member () to form a plurality of hollow ridges () on the side of the elastically extensible portion () to be brought into contact with the wearer's skin.

Absorbent article

An absorbent article includes a liquid-permeable top layer, a liquid-impermeable back layer, and a liquid-retentive absorbent member interposed between the top layer and the back layer. The absorbent member is arranged such that a pair of absorbent barrier cuffs having a prescribed width are formed at respective left and right opposing side portions of the top layer in the width-wise direction thereof, and liquid-shrinkable members, which can elastically shrink upon absorption of liquid, are disposed within the barrier cuffs and extend in the longitudinal direction of the barrier cuffs.

The present invention provides an absorbent article,having a substantially elongate configuration, comprising a liquid-impermeable leakage-preventive layer,, and a liquid-retentive absorbent layer,disposed above the leakage-preventive layer,, wherein the absorbent layer,comprises a liquid-retentive absorbent member,and a liquid-permeable topsheet,, and is formed by a fixed portion,and one pair of left and right free edge portions,, the fixed portion,being fixed to the leakage-preventive layer,, the free edge portions,being located on opposite left and right sides in the longitudinal direction of the fixed portion,and each having a free end,, the absorbent member,being present in both of the fixed portion,and the pair of left and right free edge portions

Absorbent article with free edge portions

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Tochigi, Japan

Jinko Noguchi