Absorbent article having a deformation resisting apparatus

An absorbent article having first and second longitudinally extending edges, comprising:

• a) a garment facing side opposite a body facing side;
• and
• b) a semi-rigid elastic frame attached to said garment facing side, said frame having first and second longitudinally extending members and a first transversely extending member having a flexural modulus in the range of 250.times.10.sup.3 to 1200.times.10.sup.3 psi at room temperature for providing resilient resistance to permanent transverse deformation of said absorbent article and connecting said longitudinally extending members, said first and second longitudinally extending members having first and second transversely outboard edges, respectively, said first and second outboard edges disposed about one-quarter inch transversely inboard from said first and second longitudinally extending edges, respectively.

An absorbent article having first and second longitudinally extending edges, comprising:

• a) a garment facing side opposite a body facing side;
• b) a semi-rigid elastic frame attached to said garment facing side, said frame having first and second longitudinally extending members and first and second transversely extending members having a flexural modulus in the range of 250.times.10.sup.3 to 1200.times.10.sup.3 psi at room temperature for providing resilient resistance to permanent transverse deformation of said absorbent article and connecting said longitudinally extending members, said first and second longitudinally extending members positioned laterally inward from the longitudinal edges of said absorbent article, and said first and second transversely extending members pre-forming said garment facing side into a concave surface and said body facing side into convex shape.

An absorbent article having first and second longitudinally extending edges comprising:

• a) a garment facing side;
• b) first and second wings extending transversely from said first and second longitudinally extending edges, respectively, and
• c) a semi-rigid elastic frame attached to said garment facing side, said frame having (i) first and second longitudinally extending members which are disposed laterally inward from the longitudinally extending edges of said absorbent article, (ii) a first transversely extending member for providing resilient resistance to permanent transverse deformation of said absorbent article and connecting said longitudinally extending members, and (iii) first and second outwardly extending tabs extending from said first and second longitudinally extending members, respectively in the region of said first and second wings.

An absorbent article having first and second longitudinally extending edges, comprising:

• a) a garment facing side;
• b) a semi-rigid elastic frame attached to said garment facing side, said frame having first and second longitudinally extending members and first and second transversely extending members having a flexural modulus in the range of 250.times.10 3 to 1200.times.10 3 psi at room temperature for providing resilient resistance to permanent transverse deformation of said absorbent article and connecting said longitudinally extending members, said longitudinally extending members positioned laterally inward from the longitudinal edge of said absorbent article, said transversely extending members pre-forming said garment facing side into a convex surface and said body facing side into a concave surface in a transverse direction;
• and said longitudinally extending members pre-forming said garment facing side into a convex surface and said body facing side into a concave surface in a longitudinal direction.