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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Roy Hansson, Mölndal, SE;
Assignee:
SCA Hygiene Products AB, Göteborg, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 1/315 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 1/315 ;
Abstract
An absorbent article with a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction, at least one elastic member ( ) being arranged with prestressing in the crotch area ( ) of the article, extending essentially in the transverse direction of the article. The elastic member ( ) is arranged between the liquid-permeable surface layer ( ) of the article and its absorption body ( ) on a first surface of the absorption body ( ). A shaping element ( ) which is rigid to bending in the transverse sense of the article is arranged on a second surface of the absorption body ( ), the shaping element ( ) counteracting contraction of the elastic member ( ).