To increase the joining property with the body by increasing the compression restoring property in the width direction when an absorbent article is shrink-deformed in such a manner that the width dimension may contract by the application of a compression force from the fumer to an absorbent article. 吸収性物品に大腿部からの圧縮力が作用して、幅寸法が縮まるように収縮変形したとき、幅方向の圧縮回復性が高く、身体との密着性が良好になる。 - 特許庁