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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 16, 1996
Roy Hansson, Mölndal, SE;
Kerstin Johansson, Ulricehamn, SE;
SCA Hygiene Products AB, Gothenburg, SE;
Abstract
A sanitary napkin having an absorbent body and a layer of compressible and resilient, essentially non-absorbent material located adjacent a surface of the absorbent body which lies distal to a body of a water in use. The layer of compressible and resilient material has a surface area extending entirely over the surface of the absorbent body. Further, the layer of compressible and resilient material is thicker in a longitudinal central region of the napkin than in remainder of the napkin and the layer of compressible and resilient material is resiliently compressible in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the absorbent body, so as to urge the sanitary napkin to fill out all available space between the sanitary napkin and the body of the wearer during use.