Absorbent article and a method of removing said article from an undergarment

An absorbent article comprising:

• a) a liquid-permeable cover;
• b) a liquid-impermeable baffle;
• c) an absorbent positioned between said cover and said baffle forming a pad having a central portion with longitudinally-extending sides and a pair of relatively stiff tabs extending laterally outward from said longitudinal sides, said pad having a body-facing surface, a garment-facing surface and a uniform thickness, said tabs requiring a peak force of at least 20 grams to bend each of said tabs through an angle of 90.degree. starting from a position wherein each of said tabs are aligned perpendicular to said body-facing surface;
• d) attachment means for securing said pad to an undergarment, said attachment means being secured to said garment-facing surface and being present on both of said tabs;
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• e) release paper covering said attachment means.

An absorbent article comprising:

• a) a liquid-permeable cover;
• b) a liquid-impermeable baffle;
• c) an absorbent positioned between said cover and said baffle forming a pad having a central portion with longitudinally-extending sides and a pair of relatively stiff tabs extending laterally outward from said longitudinal sides, said pad having a body-facing surface, a garment-facing surface and having a uniform thickness, said tabs requiring a peak force of at least 10 grams to bend each of said tabs through an angle of 90.degree. starting from a position wherein each of said tabs is aligned perpendicular to said body-facing surface;
• d) adhesive means for securing said pad to an undergarment, said adhesive means being located on said garment-facing surface with some of said adhesive being present on said central portion and some of said adhesive being present on each of said tabs;
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• e) release paper covering said adhesive means.

An absorbent article comprising:

• a) a liquid-permeable spunbond cover;
• b) a liquid-impermeable polyethylene baffle;
• c) an absorbent positioned between said cover and said baffle forming a pad having a central portion with longitudinally-extending sides and a pair of lateral tabs extending outward from said longitudinal sides, each of said tabs having a length less than about 25% of the length of said pad, said pad having a body-facing surface, a garment-facing surface and a uniform thickness, said tabs requiring a peak force of at least 20 grams to bend each of said tabs through an angle of 90.degree. starting from a position wherein each of said tabs are aligned perpendicular to said body-facing surface;
• d) adhesive means for securing said pad to an undergarment, said adhesive means being located on said garment-facing surface with some of said adhesive being present on said central portion and some of said adhesive being present on each of said tabs;
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• e) a single piece of release paper covering said adhesive means, said release paper having a periphery coterminous with an exterior periphery of said pad.