SANITARY ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH POSITIONING FLAPS CAPABLE OFGATHERING THE UNDERGARMENT TO PROTECT AGAINST WETTING

摘要

The present invention relates to a sanitary absorbent article such as a sanitary napkin ( 10) that has the ability to protect the undergarment of the wearer from being soiled by menstrual liquid. The sanitary napkin has a main body (30) with panels that originate from its longitudinal side edges. A distal end of each panel that is continuous with the respective longitudinal side edge is folded underneath and affixed to the barrier layer (20) of the main body to form a looping member (50) and a freely extending flap (24). As a result the effective affixation point of each flap is located inwardly of the respective side edge of the main body.