SANITARY ABSORBENT PRODUCT WITH POCKETS, ADJACENT EACH LATERALLY PROJECTING TAB, FOR LATERAL FLOW; POCKETS RESPONSIVE TO LATERAL TENSION ON TABS

摘要

A sanitary absorbent article is provided which has a generally rectangular main body and two tabs extending from the main body for use in securing the article to the undergarment of the user. A layered structure consisting of a permeable cover, an absorbent system and a barrier layer is provided. The barrier layer is folded around the longitudinal edges of the product and bonded to the cover layer so that liquid collection pockets are formed along the interface between the main body of the product and the tabs when the tabs are pulled into place.