Napkin

PCT No. PCT/SE94/01178 Sec. 371 Date Jun. 5, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date Jun. 5, 1996 PCT Filed Dec. 8, 1994 PCT Pub. No. WO95/16418 PCT Pub. Date Jun. 22, 1995A diaper having a front part (12), a back part (14) and an intermediate crotch part (13) which includes an absorbent body unit (1) which is joined to a fluid-impermeable bottom sheet (7) and to a fluid-permeable top sheet (9) which lies proximal to the wearer's body in use and which includes an opening (15) situated in the back part and crotch part of the diaper and stretch-mounted elastic devices (20, 21), and which is not attached to the absorbent body unit at least within the region of the opening (15). The absorbent body unit (1) includes a main body (2) which is provided with a leg recess on respective sides thereof, and two side-bodies (3, 4) which are placed laterally outside the main body on respective sides thereof and in respective leg recesses. The absorbent body unit (1) is enclosed between the bottom sheet (7) and an inner casing sheet (8) made of fluid-permeable material, the sheets being mutually joined at parts which lie outside the absorbent body unit and carry stretch-mounted elastic elements (10, 11) along their respective side edges within at least the central part of the diaper. Each side-body (3, 4) has an arcuate edge on that side (22) thereof which lies proximal to a respective leg recess in the main body (2). The side-bodies are spaced from the main body (2); and the inner casing sheet (8) is joined to the bottom sheet (7) in those gaps that are formed in the leg recesses between the main body and the side-bodies.