Absorbent article having selectively alterable dimensions
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorDenise Jean Bien
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Abstract
Absorbent articles such as pantiliners, panty liners, and incontinence pads are disclosed. More particularly, the present invention relates to absorbent articles, such as pantiliners, that can have portions thereof removed or otherwise manipulated to change, and particularly reduce, the dimensions of the absorbent article so that they can fit a variety of panty sizes and styles. In a preferred embodiment, the pantiliner is adjusted in size by tearing the absorbent article along one or more perforation lines and removing the portions of the absorbent article that lie outboard of the perforation lines.
Claims5
An absorbent article for wearing in a crotch region of a wearer's undergarment, said absorbent article comprising a periphery having a configuration, a longitudinal centerline, a longitudinal dimension extending in a longitudinal direction, longitudinal side edges, a transverse dimension extending in a transverse direction, end edges, a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet joined to said topsheet, an absorbent core positioned between said topsheet and said backsheet, and at least one perforation line located inboard of said periphery and extending along said entire periphery, said at least one perforation line extending perpendicular to the longitudinal and transverse directions completely through said absorbent article along said end edges and said longitudinal side edges allowing said absorbent article to be reduced in size by a wearer to fit individual undergarment sizes.
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