ABSORBENT ARTICLE HAVING FLAPS WITH STEP CONFIGURATION AND ZONES OF EXTENSIBILITY

摘要

ABSORBENT ARTICLES SUCH AS SANITARY NAPKINS, PANTY LINERS, ADULT INCONTINENCE DEVICES, AND THE LIKE, WHICH HAVE FLAPS ARE DISCLOSED. THE ABSORBENT ARTICLES HAVE FLAPS WITH A STEP CONFIGURATION. THE ABSORBENT ARTICLES MAY ALSO HAVE A DEFORMED HINGE THAT IS LOCATED BETWEEN AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE MAIN BODY PORTION OF THE ABSORBENT ARTICLE AND THE FLAPS, AND ZONES OF EXTENSIBILITY FOR RELIEVING THE STRESSES THAT DEVELOP IN THE FLAPS WHEN THE FLAPS ARE FOLDED DOWN AND UNDER A WEARER''S UNDERGARMENT.