AN ABSORBENT ARTICLE

摘要

The present invention relates to an absorbent article, such as a diaper or an incontinence guard, including a front part (13) and a rear part (14) and a crotch part (15) lying therebetween. The article also includes an absorbent body (1) which is enclosed between an outer, liquid-impermeable casing sheet (7) and an inner, liquid-permeable casing sheet (8) which, when the article is worn, lies proximal to the wearer's body. Located on respective sides of the longitudinal symmetry axis of the article are flexible longitudinally extending flaps (9, 10), each of which is connected along one of its longitudinal edges with the inner casing sheet and which extend transversely in towards the longitudinally symmetry axis of the article from this place of attachment. According to the invention, the flaps (9, 10) are joined together in the crotch part (15) of the article.