ABSORBENT ARTICLE HAVING AN INTEGRAL BARRIER

摘要

An absorbent article is provided herein. Such. absorbent article includes an absorbent having a body-facing surface, a garment-facing surface and a liqui d- impermeable baffle secured to the garment-facing surface. The absorbent and the baffle have a coextensive width extending laterally outwardly relative to a longitudinal centerline to define longitudinal side edges. The longitudinal side edges are spirally wound to form integral longitudinal side barriers. Thus, an absorbent article is provided having a liquid-permeable cover, a liquid-impermeable baffle and an absorbent with longitudinal side portions positioned intermediate thereof. The cover and/or the baffle can extend beyond the longitudinal side portions to form longitudinal side edges of the absorbent article. The absorbent article further may include integral side barriers formed by gathering the longitudinal side edges inward toward the absorbent. In a preferred embodiment, the integral, longitudinal side barriers have a tensioning member for imparting a curved configuration to the absorbent article.