| 摘要 |
The present invention relates to an absorbent article (2') in the form of a sanitary napkin, a panty liner or an incontinence protector, comprising an elongated body that includes expansion means (12a, 12b) for permitting the body to expand in a direction generally transversely to the elongated body, wherein said elongated body is flat and has a liquid-permeable sheet (4) that is intended to face towards the wearer's body, a liquid-impermeable sheet (6) that is intended to face towards a wearer's garment, such as a pair of panties worn by the user, and an absorbent layer (8) disposed between the liquid-permeable sheet and the liquid-impermeable sheet, and wherein at least part of the liquid-impermeable sheet includes means (26) for enabling the article to be releasably fastened to said garment. According to the invention that said expansion means inlcudes at least one bellows-like pleat (12a, 12b) which extends only partially along said elongated body and which includes two leg parts (14, 15 and 20, 21 respectively) disposed parallel with the plane of said article, and an inwardly folded intermediate part (16 and 22 respectively) which extends between the leg parts and joins said leg parts together.
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