STIFFENING ELEMENT AND ABSORBENT PRODUCT CONTAINING SUCH ELEMENT Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC A61F13/15 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention refers to a stiffening element (6, 60, 80) for an absorbent product (10, 100, 102), such as a hygienic napkin, a sanitary towel or a incontinence protective product, wherein the stiffening element (6, 60, 80) is presented so that using the product (10, 100, 102), enables framing the product that improves the product (10, 100, 102) adhesion to the user's body with the above stiffening element (6, 60, 80) having: longitudinal length and lateral width; and an upside (13) facing the user when the product (1, 100, 102) is in use, and a downside (12) facing from the user when the product (1, 100, 102) is in use; the stiffening element (6, 60, 80) extends longitudinally at least along a portion of both a front area (2), and a perineal portion (3); the stiffening element (6, 60, 80) has a width (H) within a junction area (27) between the front and perineal areas (2, 3) less than the width in the front area (2). The stiffening element (6, 60, 80) comprises a material showing the mechanical fixative properties with at least a portion of both the upside (13) and downside (12) of the stiffening element (6, 60, 80) showing the above mechanical fixative properties.

EFFECT: developing the stiffening element for the absorbent product.

25 cl, 3 dwg