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A sanitary napkin having an absorbent batt containing a thermoplastic material is provided. The absorbent batt is folded on itself at least on each longitudinal axis with the fold being maintained by fusing areas of the adjacent layers over the batt near the folded edge. Also contemplated are multip

A sanitary napkin having an absorbent batt containing a thermoplastic material is provided. The absorbent batt is folded on itself at least on each longitudinal axis with the fold being maintained by fusing areas of the adjacent layers over the batt near the folded edge. Also contemplated are multiple layers of absorbent formed by folding with the folds being maintained by additional fused areas.

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A sanitary napkin comprising: a generally planar absorbent batt containing a fusible thermoplastic component, said batt being folded upon itself a first time along a first pair of generally parallel longitudinally extending fold lines to form a first and a second layer for said napkin, and folded up

A sanitary napkin comprising: a generally planar absorbent batt containing a fusible thermoplastic component, said batt being folded upon itself a first time along a first pair of generally parallel longitudinally extending fold lines to form a first and a second layer for said napkin, and folded upon itself a second time along a second pair of generally parallel longitudinally extending fold lines to form a third layer for said napkin, said first and second layers being fixed together adjacent each of said first pair of fold lines by fusing said first and second layers along longitudinally extending fuse lines. A sanitary napkin comprising: a generally planar absorbent batt containing a fusible thermoplastic component, said batt having a pair of longitudinal side edges and being folded upon itself along a pair of generally parallel longitudinally extending fold lines to form a first and a second layer for said napkin with said side edges generally meeting in the middle of said napkin, two inserts of material having a higher absorbency than said batt carried within said batt, each insert being located adjacent and extending along a respective side edge of said batt such that said inserts are generally centered on said folded batt on either side of a midline to said napkin, and a pair of longitudinally extending fuse lines associated with each insert, with a respective insert located between its pair of fuse lines.