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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2000
Ann Samuelsson, Lindome, SE;
Ann Samuelsson, Lindome, SE;
SCA Hygiene Products AB, Gothenburg, SE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an absorbent article in the form of a sanitary napkin, a panty liner or an incontinence protector and comprising a front portion, a rear portion, a liquid-permeable top sheet (), a liquid-impermeable backing sheet (), and an absorbent body () enclosed between the top and backing sheets, wherein the rear portion of the article includes a longitudinally extending ridge-shaped elevation () that projects out from that side of the article that contains the top sheet. According to the invention a central string of material () extends in the rear portion of the article and the absorbent body () between the top sheet () and the backing sheet () in the rear portion of the article extends around the long sides of said string. The invention also relates to a method of manufacturing such an article.