Absorbent article having increased front portion stiffness
US6325786A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 12, 1999 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2013/49076
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to an absorbent article such as a sanitary napkin, an incontinence guard or a panty-liner, which article has a generally elongated shape with a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction and exhibits two long sides, two short sides, two end portions and a central portion, located between the end portions, and exhibiting a transversely extending cross-sectional line from which the width of the article increases in a direction towards a short side of the article, whereby the end portion located at the short side exhibits a maximum width which is larger than the width of the central portion, whereby the article changes inclination at the cross-sectional line, whereby the inclination is defined by an angle between the long side of the article and a longitudinal line parallel to the longitudinal direction of the article, which article exhibits a width of the central portion which has an upper limit of 60 mm, and an angle of 30-90.degree., and the article has a stiffness, at least in the front portion, which exceeds 100 N measured according to ASTM D 4032-82.
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