ABSORBENT ARTICLE
First Claim
1. An absorbent article comprising:
- an absorbent main body including an absorbent core and having a longitudinal direction, a width direction, and a thickness direction that intersect one another,the absorbent main body including a crotch stretchable portion in a central portion in the width direction and the longitudinal direction,the crotch stretchable portion being capable of stretching and contracting in at least one direction of the longitudinal direction and the width direction;
a pair of leak-proof walls provided on respective widthwise side portions of the absorbent main body,each of the leak-proof walls including an elastic member that stretches and contracts in the longitudinal direction,each of the leak-proof walls being capable of standing on a skin side in the thickness direction,each of the leak-proof walls including a skin-side portion and a non-skin-side portion,the non-skin-side portion disposed on a non-skin side in the thickness direction with respect to the skin-side portion; and
a joined part provided inside a distal end of the leak-proof wall and outside the crotch stretchable portion in the width direction,the joined part formed by joining at least partially a surface of the skin-side portion and a surface of the non-skin-side portion, the surfaces facing to each other,a part of the joined part and a part of the crotch stretchable portion at least overlapping in the longitudinal direction.
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Abstract
An absorbent article includes: an absorbent main body including an absorbent core; and leak-proof walls on respective widthwise side portions of the absorbent main body. Each leak-proof wall is capable of standing on a skin side in the thickness direction, and includes a skin-side portion and a non-skin-side portion. A joined part is formed by joining at least partially facing surfaces of the skin-side and non-skin-side portions. The absorbent main body includes a crotch stretchable portion in a central portion in the width direction and the longitudinal direction, and the crotch stretchable portion stretches/contracts in at least one of the longitudinal direction and the width direction. The joined part is provided inside a distal end of the leak-proof wall and outside the crotch stretchable portion in the width direction. A part of the joined part and a part of the crotch stretchable portion at least overlap in the longitudinal direction.
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9 Claims
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1. An absorbent article comprising:
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an absorbent main body including an absorbent core and having a longitudinal direction, a width direction, and a thickness direction that intersect one another, the absorbent main body including a crotch stretchable portion in a central portion in the width direction and the longitudinal direction, the crotch stretchable portion being capable of stretching and contracting in at least one direction of the longitudinal direction and the width direction; a pair of leak-proof walls provided on respective widthwise side portions of the absorbent main body, each of the leak-proof walls including an elastic member that stretches and contracts in the longitudinal direction, each of the leak-proof walls being capable of standing on a skin side in the thickness direction, each of the leak-proof walls including a skin-side portion and a non-skin-side portion, the non-skin-side portion disposed on a non-skin side in the thickness direction with respect to the skin-side portion; and a joined part provided inside a distal end of the leak-proof wall and outside the crotch stretchable portion in the width direction, the joined part formed by joining at least partially a surface of the skin-side portion and a surface of the non-skin-side portion, the surfaces facing to each other, a part of the joined part and a part of the crotch stretchable portion at least overlapping in the longitudinal direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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