Absorbent body which includes cavities

Abstract

An absorbent article which includes a liquid-permeable outer sheet (1) mounted on a first surface of the article, a liquid-impermeable outer sheet (2) mounted on a second surface of the article, and an absorbent body (3) which is enclosed between the two casing sheets and which includes a receiving space (24) for receiving and accommodating body liquid or fluid, the space comprising at least one cavity or region of lower density than the density of a part of the absorbent body (3) located adjacent the receiving space (24) generally in the same plane. The article is characterized in that the receiving space (24) is disposed in a storage layer (19) in the absorbent body (3), wherein the storage layer (19) is formed from a web of material which is divided in the longitudinal direction of the web along a dividing curve (20) which is undulating along at least part of its length so as to cross a line (21) extending in the longitudinal direction of the web at least two times, and the web-parts (22, 23) are displaced relative to one another in the plane of the web such that the web-parts (22, 23) will define the receiving space (24) therebetween in the plane of the web.

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