SUPERIOR ABSORBENT ARTICLE Russian patent published in 2017 - IPC A61F13/537 

FIELD: personal demand items.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to an absorbent article (100) having a strike plane and comprising a longitudinal direction, a transverse direction and a thickness direction. Article comprises an absorbent element (103). The absorbent element (103) comprises a liquid receiving foam layer (104) with open pores in its thickness direction, and a liquid absorbent fibrous layer (105). The liquid receiving foam layer (104) with open pores and the liquid absorbent fiber layer (105) comprise two opposing longitudinal side edges (106, 107; 110, 111) extending in the longitudinal direction, and two opposite transverse side edges (108, 109 ; 112, 113) extending in the transverse direction. The liquid receiving foam layer (104) with open pores has a total surface in a strike plane of product covering the entire surface of the liquid absorbent fibrous layer in a strike plane. Each of the longitudinal side edges (106, 107) of the liquid receiving foam layer (104) with open pores extends at least along the part of its length outside of each of the longitudinal side edges (110, 111) of the liquid absorbent fibrous layer (105 ). The liquid receiving foam layer (104) with open pores has opacity greater than 35% and less absorbing capacity lower than 0.15 gm/cc of dry material under test, measured by CRC_{material layer} method. The liquid absorbent fibrous layer (105) has bending stiffness greater than 2.0 Newtons, measured according to modified test procedure for the round bend.

EFFECT: increased comfort.

12 cl, 5 dwg