A THIN SANITARY NAPKIN AND A METHOD OF FORMING THE NAPKIN

摘要

A thin sanitary napkin (10) is disclosed along with its method of manufacture. The napkin has a liquid-impermeable baffle (12) and an absorbent (14) retained on the baffle (12). The absorbent (14) has a longitudinally-extending central absorbent zone (16) with a width of less than about 5.08 cm (2 inches). The central zone (16) is capable of absorbing at least 20 grams of body fluid which is discharged from the vaginal cavity and deposited onto the napkin. The central zone also has a greater stiffness than adjacent portions of the napkin so as to resist twisting and bunching during use. The sanitary napkin further has a caliper of less than about 5 millimeters.