STABILIZED ABSORBENT ARTICLE

摘要

AN ABSORBENT ARTICLE (5), SUCH AS A SANITARY NAPKIN, IS DISCLOSED WHICH HAS A STABILIZING ELEMENT (12.0) HAVING A LATERAL WIDTH BETWEEN ABOUT 1.27 CM (0.5 INCHES) TO LESS THAN ABOUT 4.45CM (1.75 INCHES). THE STABILIZING ELEMENT (120) PROVIDES THE ARTICLE (5) WITH ENHANCED RESISTANCE TO BUNCHING AN INWARD COLLAPSE DUE TO LATERAL COMPRESSIVE FORCES IMPARTED BY A USER''S THIGHS. THE STABILIZING ELEMENT (120) IS RESISTANT TO WET COLLAPSE SO THAT A CENTRAL ABSORBENT PORTION (60) OF THE ARTICLE (5) MAINTAINS CONTACT WITH THE PERINEAL AREA OF THE USER.