Absorbent article having flaps with zones of differential extensibility

摘要

The present invention relates to absorbent articles such as female sanitary napkins, adult incontinence devices, and the like. Still more particularly, the present invention concerns absorbent articles having flaps and zones of differential extensibility for relieving the stresses that develop in the flaps when the flaps are folded down and under a wearer's undergarment. The zones of differential extensibility are not exclusively made of precorrugated or ring-rolled portions.