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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2001
Solgun Drevik, Mölnlycke, SE;
Fredrik Asp, Onsala, SE;
Solgun Drevik, Mölnlycke, SE;
Fredrik Asp, Onsala, SE;
SCA Hygiene Products AB, Gothenburg, SE;
Abstract
An absorbent article has a substantially elongated shape with a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction and exhibits two side edges a front edge and a rear edge a front portion and a rear portion and a central portion situated between the front portion and the rear portion The article furthermore exhibits a liquid-pervious cover layer and a liquid-impervious cover layer and an absorbent body. The rear portion of the absorbent body includes a layer that is split in a first leg and a second leg with a gap between the legs, where an angle α is defined between the first leg and the second leg, and an elastic member is placed between the first leg and the second leg, which elastic member essentially extends in the longitudinal direction.