Absorbent article having inwardly-folded pleated flaps

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1993-08-18

1994-09-06

Green, Randall L.

Surgery

Means and methods for collecting body fluids or waste material

Absorbent pad for external or internal application and...

604387, A61F 1356

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053444167

ABSTRACT:
An absorbent article, such as a sanitary napkin, having flaps that have inwardly-folded pleats that provide zones of differential extensibility for relieving the stresses that develop in the flaps when the flaps are folded down along the edges of crotch of the wearer's undergarments is provided.

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