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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 04, 1999
Camilla Björklund, Mölnlycke, SE;
Urban Widlund, Pixbo, SE;
Ann Samuelsson, Lindome, SE;
Solgun Drevik, Mölnlycke, SE;
Anders Gustafsson, Billdal, SE;
SCA Hygiene Products AB, Gothenburg, SE;
Abstract
The invention relates to an absorbent article such as a sanitary napkin, an incontinence guard, or a panty-liner, which article has a substantially elongated shape with a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction and also exhibits two side edges ( ), a front edge ( ) and a rear edge ( ), a front portion ( ) and a rear portion ( ), and a crotch portion ( ) situated between the front portion ( ) and the rear portion ( ), which article furthermore exhibits a liquid-impervious surface ( ) and a liquid-impervious surface ( ). At least within the front portion ( ) and the crotch portion ( ), the article exhibits high bending stiffness against bending along transversely extending bending lines, whereby the front portion ( ) and the crotch portion ( ) of the article exhibit high shape permanence during use of the article. Furthermore, the front portion ( ) of the article is angled in relation to the crotch portion ( ), in a direction towards the liquid-pervious surface ( ), whereby the front portion ( ) forms and angle &agr; towards the crotch portion ( ) which is substantially permanent during use.