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An incontinence article is manufactured by providing a formable, liquid impermeable moisture barrier material, an absorbent assembly, and a liquid permeable liner material. At least the moisture barrier, and desirably a composite structure including the moisture barrier, absorbent assembly and liner

An incontinence article is manufactured by providing a formable, liquid impermeable moisture barrier material, an absorbent assembly, and a liquid permeable liner material. At least the moisture barrier, and desirably a composite structure including the moisture barrier, absorbent assembly and liner, are heated to the softening point of the moisture barrier. The composite structure is conformed such as by vacuum forming to the shape of a mold surface. Afterward, a shaped structure is recovered wherein the liner is bonded to the moisture barrier with the absorbent assembly sandwiched therebetween. The shaped structure, which may also include a retaining member and a cover, is adapted to fit the male anatomy and address urine-specific incontinence. The shaped structure includes a central portion and an ungathered peripheral wall outward of the central portion. The peripheral wall has a height above the central portion of at least about 5 millimeters transversely outward from a target zone and at least about 25 millimeters transversely outward from a transition zone. The shaped structure desirably has a Resulting Length of from about 10 to about 25 centimeters, a Body Conforming Angle of less than about 130 degrees, and a Skew Angle of at least about 15 degrees.

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An absorbent article having a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis, the absorbent article comprising: a shaped structure having opposite forward and rearward longitudinally-spaced edges and comprising a central portion with an ungathered peripheral wall outward of the central portion, the central

An absorbent article having a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis, the absorbent article comprising: a shaped structure having opposite forward and rearward longitudinally-spaced edges and comprising a central portion with an ungathered peripheral wall outward of the central portion, the central portion comprising a target zone longitudinally separated from a secondary zone by a transition zone, the target zone located toward the forward edge and the secondary zone located toward the rearward edge, the peripheral wall transversely outward from the target zone having a height above the target zone of at least about 5 millimeters, the peripheral wall transversely outward from the transition zone having a height above the transition zone of at least about 25 millimeters, the shaped structure having a Resulting Length of from about 10 to about 25 centimeters, a Body Conforming Angle of less than about 130 degrees, and a Skew Angle of at least about 15 degrees, the shaped structure further comprising: a liquid storage layer having a periphery, the liquid storage layer located in the central portion and the peripheral wall located outward of the storage layer periphery; a moisture barrier formed of a formable, liquid impermeable material, the moisture barrier defining a basin having a length, width and volume with the liquid storage layer positioned in the basin; and a liner formed of a liquid permeable material bonded to the moisture barrier and sandwiching the liquid storage layer therebetween.