Shaped sanitary napkin with flaps
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorKees J. Van Tilburg
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Abstract
A shaped sanitary napkin. The sanitary napkin of this invention has an absorbent means, such as an absorbent core, and two flaps extending outwardly from the absorbent means. Each flap is associated with the absorbent means along a nonlinear line of juncture and each has two axes of flexibility. In use, the absorbent means is secured in the crotch of a panty and the flaps are secured about the elastic edges of the panty so that, when the panty is worn, the absorbent means is held adjacent the body while the flaps form a wall at each side of the absorbent means and seals against the body. Both the walls and the seals serve to prevent soiling of the body and clothing by menstrual fluid.
Claims11
A sanitary napkin of the type for placement in the crotch portion of an undergarment, which napkin comprises an absorbent pad having a body contacting surface, a surface opposed to said body contacting surface, longitudinal edges, absorbent pad ends, and flaps extending from each of said longitudinal edges, wherein:
- said flaps extend to a length sufficient to allow each of said flaps to be positioned around an edge of the crotch portion of the undergarment, said flaps being sufficiently flexible so as to allow each to fold about the edge of said crotch portion at an infinite number of axes in each flap, said sufficient flexibility being such that said flap has a resistance to bending, through and arc of 90.degree. , of less than about 200 grams;
- whereby said sanitary napkin may be applied to the crotch portion without altering the natural path of the edge of said crotch portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.