invention provides improvements in absorbent products but is particularly useful with urinary incontinence pads an embossed pattern on the bottom layer of the double layer absorbent core construction improves the removal of urine or other fluids from the discharge zone to be ready for next void one or more v shaped notches cut at both ends of the pad provides the ergonomic fit of the pad to reduce the inevitable stiffness the sides are designed as a flap which curves during the sealing process and provide natural curved flaps which form a soft gasket cushion and yields extra leak protection in the crotch area application_number US 29699594 A description fig1 illustrates a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of an absorbent article made in accordance with the present invention i e a urinary pad 100 which preferably comprises a backing material 102 an absorbent core 104 and a cover layer 110 the backing material 102 is preferably comprised of polyethylene containing foam and is about 0 025 34 thick most preferably the foam is a thermoformable foam with a density of about six pounds per cubic foot such as that supplied by voltek co lawrence me the shell is shaped into a predetermined three dimensional shell by vacuum forming to give depth between 1 8 34 to 1 2 34 the backing material also can be a plastic film or a laminated structure with fabric and film or a resin embedded fabric that is preferably either.