| abstract |
A panty absorbent article such as a panty diaper, sanitary panties, and incontinence panties, the article having a core region 3 comprising an absorbent core 2 and a frame region 4 surrounding the core region. The frame includes front, rear and waist regions 5, 6 and 7. In at least a portion of the frame region 4 the article has an outer cover sheet 10 in the form of an elastic web material 11 constituting the sole component of the frame 4 at least 20% of the total surface area of the article 1. Wherein the elastic web material has an opacity of at least 40% and a basis weight of 100 g / m 2 or less. |