Generally thin, flexible, sanitary napkin with central absorbent hump

摘要

A generally thin, flexible sanitary napkin (20) capable of handling medium to high menstrual flows which has a central absorbent hump (44) is disclosed. The hump (44) comprises a longitudinally-oriented elongated medial absorbent hump that projects from the body surface (20A) of the sanitary napkin. The sanitary napkin preferably has surrounding absorbent regions (27) outboard of the hump with a caliper of less than or equal to about 5 millimeters. The sanitary napkin preferably has a caliper at the point of maximum amplitude of the hump that is greater than twice the caliper of the surrounding regions. The hump preferably has a caliper of at least about 0.15 inch (about 3.5 - 4 millimeters). The longitudinal central region of the sanitary napkin preferably has a flexure-resistance that is greater than that of the surrounding regions.