Abstract: A dispensing unit includes an outer front wall, two outer side walls, a housing for holding a pile of a continuous length of accordion-like folded web of towels of tissue paper or nonwoven including bundles, the outer front wall having an access opening to the pile, a dispensing opening for the web of towels and a feeding mechanism including a member for controlling the dispensing of the web of towels, a drive unit and a braking arrangement for the web of towels. A unit of consumable articles includes the pile of bundles with connecting elements therebetween, which are inserted through the access opening into the housing in the dispensing unit and added to the bottom of the pile. The web of towels is dispensed from the upper part of the pile by a feeding mechanism, which positions the web of towels in a starting mode in the dispensing opening.

Abstract: An absorbent product, such as a diaper or an incontinence garment, having a longitudinal and a lateral direction, includes a back sheet, being distal from the body of the wearer in use of the garment, and a top sheet, being proximal to the body of the wearer in use of the garment. The product has a front part, a rear part and a crotch part lying between the front and rear parts, and an absorbent structure between the top and back sheet extending longitudinally from the front part to the rear part. The absorbent structure includes two separate absorbent cores, wherein a first absorbent core extends longitudinally from the front to the rear part, and a second absorbent core is disposed in the front part or in the rear part.

Abstract: A method of producing basic starting material for the manufacture of fastener tabs intended for joining the side portions of the front and rear parts of an absorbent article. The method includes stretching a first sheet of elastic material in a first direction; applying a second and third sheet of material onto respective opposite sides of the first sheet; fastening the three material sheets together in at least two mutually separated zones that extend parallel with each other in one direction perpendicular to the first direction; dividing the first sheet in each region between two zones along a line lying therebetween, whereby the first sheet contracts to a non-stretched state, and thereafter fastening the sheets together in each region between two zones. The invention also relates to an arrangement for carrying out the method, to starting material for producing fastener tabs, and to such a tab.

Abstract: A method of producing an elasticized member having two different degrees of stretch, to be used in an absorbent product. The method involves stretching an elastic member by a first amount and securing part of it in the stretched condition to an inelastic web, while a second portion of the elastic member is stretched by a second amount and secured in the stretched position to the first web or to a second web. Differentially stretched products produced by the method can be used to provide advantages in terms of material savings and elasticity effects in absorbent products.

Abstract: An electrical transformer having primary winding segments and secondary winding segments interconnected, respectively, by first and second multilevel printed circuit boards disposed in a pair of overlaying planes and additional segments disposed perpendicular to the overlaying planes.

Abstract: A disposable absorbent article includes first and second end portions, an intermediate crotch portion, and mechanical tape fasteners detachably interconnectable with at least one fastening parts disposed on the outer layer of the first end portion during a position of use. The tape fasteners are arranged on and joined to the inner layer of the second end portion via a producer's bonding face. A user's bonding face is arranged on an opposite user's end part of the tape fastener. Each tape fastener has an odd number of folds in a storage position. Producer's and user's bonding faces are turned towards the inner layer, the user end parts of the fasteners face one another, and the individual fold parts are joined to respective at least one other fold parts by means of a breakable bond in the storage position. The bond is breakable in order to establish the position of use.

Abstract: The invention relates to an absorbent article (1; 1?) such as a diaper, an incontinence shield, a sanitary towel or the like, comprising an upper, liquid-permeable cover sheet (2), a lower, liquid-impermeable cover sheet (3), and an absorption body (22) arranged between the cover sheets (2, 3), said article (1; 1?) defining a longitudinal direction, a front portion (5) in the longitudinal direction, and a rear portion (6) in the longitudinal direction. The invention is characterized in that the upper cover sheet (2), together with an underlying wadding material (4), defines a laminate which, at least in said rear portion (6), is designed with at least one through-slit (21; 21?) which defines a corresponding opening for passage of bodily excretions through said slit (21; 21?), and in that said slit (21; 21?) is surrounded by binding areas (24) which, together with a resilient action of the wadding material (4), define a raised area (23; 23?) on the surface of said article (1; 1?).

Abstract: An absorbent garment is provided with a first and a second waist portions joined by an intermediate region including an absorbent body. A first attachment, provided on the first waist portion, and a second attachment, provided on the second waist portion, cooperate with each other for releasable attachment. The first attachment is provided with at least two elongate attachment strip elements extending between the side edges and the second attachment is provided with an attachment strip element, oriented generally transverse to said first attachment and located at each side edge of the second waist portion.

Abstract: An electrical transformer having a core disposed between a pair of dielectrics. The first dielectric has a plurality of first electrically isolated electrical conductor segments disposed on each one of a plurality of electrically isolated levels of such first dielectric. The second dielectric board is disposed over, and is in registration with, the first dielectric. The second dielectric has a plurality of second electrically isolated electrical conductor segments disposed on each one of a plurality of electrically isolated levels of such second dielectric. The core has an aperture therein. The aperture extends between the first and second dielectrics. A dielectric body is disposed in the aperture. The body has disposed therein a plurality of third electrically isolated electrical conductor segments. First ends of the third electrically isolated electrical conductor segments are electrically connected to the plurality of first electrically isolated electrical conductor segments.

Abstract: A streamlined method for purifying alpha-1-antitrypsin (AAT) from an AAT-containing protein mixture, such as a Cohn fraction IV precipitate, is provided. In the method of the invention, contaminating proteins are destabilized by cleavage of disulfide bonds with a reducing reagent, such as a dithiol, which does not affect AAT. The destabilized proteins are then preferentially adsorbed on a solid protein-adsorbing material, without the addition of a salt as a precipitant. Separation of the solid adsorbent from the solution leaves a purified AAT solution that is directly suitable for chromatographic purification, without the need for extensive desalting as in prior art processes. A process incorporating this method, which provides pharmaceutical grade AAT in high yield on a commercial scale, is also described.

Abstract: A method of producing an elasticized member having two different degrees of stretch, to be used in an absorbent product. The method involves stretching an elastic member by a first amount and securing part of it in the stretched condition to an inelastic web, while a second portion of the elastic member is stretched by a second amount and secured in the stretched position to the first web or to a second web. Differentially stretched products produced by the method can be used to provide advantages in terms of material savings and elasticity effects in absorbent products.

Abstract: Starting from an elastic material web and an absorbent product web, the method includes removing a first material piece from the elastic material web to provide a second material piece with an aperture and applying the first piece to a first portion of the absorbent product web. The second piece is supplied to a second application station and a section of the second piece is stretched and applied to a second portion of the absorbent product web. In this way an absorbent product with elastic waist portions is manufactured efficiently and with a minimum of waste.

Abstract: A method of producing basic starting material for the manufacture of fastener tabs comprises the steps of: stretching a first sheet of elastic material in a first direction; applying a second and a third sheet of material onto respective opposite sides of the first sheet; fastening the three material sheets together in at least two mutually separated zones that extend parallel with each other in one direction perpendicular to the first direction; dividing the first sheet in each region between two zones along a line that lies between the zones, whereby the first sheet in each region between the zones contracts to a non-stretched state, and thereafter fastening the sheets together in each region between the zones.

Abstract: A method of producing basic starting material for the manufacture of fastener tabs (31) intended for joining the side portions of the front and rear parts of an absorbent article that includes a front part, a rear part and an intermediate crotch part, so as to give the article a pants-like configuration According to the invention the method comprises the steps of

Abstract: A method of securing an elastic band between two material layers which are at least partially defined by meltable material includes forming perforations in the elastic band, placing the elastic band between two material layers, and bonding the material layers to one another through the perforations by heat fusion, wherein the perforations in the elastic band are formed at the same time as the material layers are fused together (i.e., the formation of the perforations in the elastic band is directly followed by bonding together, through the perforations, portions of the material layers). An elastic band secured between two material layers for inclusion in articles of one-time use includes the use of material layers that are at least partially defined by meltable material and an elastic band having perforations formed therein. The material layers are positioned on opposite sides of the elastic band and are joined together by heat fusion.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an absorbent product, such as a diaper or an incontinence garment, having a longitudinal and a lateral direction, comprising a back sheet, being distal from the body of the wearer in use of the garment, and a top sheet, being proximal to the body of the wearer in use of the garment, said product having a front part, a rear part and a crotch part lying between the front and rear parts, the product further comprising an absorbent structure, between the top and back sheet, extending longitudinally from the front part to the rear part, characterized in that the absorbent structure comprises at least two separate absorbent cores, whereby at least one first absorbent core extends longitudinally from the front to the rear part, and at least one second absorbent core is disposed in the front part or in the rear part. In this way, a great manufacturing flexibility is introduced, and the storage capacity of the second absorbent core can be fully used.

Abstract: The invention relates to a washing glove (101) for single usage, comprising a first material piece (102), having a principal extent in one plane, and a second material piece (103), having an extent substantially parallel with the first material piece. The first and second material piece (102, 103) are joined together and form a pocket (110) situated between the first and second material piece (102, 103), which pocket, at least during use, has an opening (111) for introduction of a hand, the material pieces (102, 103) comprising surfaces (117, 119) orientated toward the pocket (110) of the washing glove (101) and opposing surfaces (118, 120) orientated toward the outside of the washing glove (101).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of securing an elastic band (13) between two material layers (14) which consist at least partially of meltable material. According to the invention, the elastic band is provided with perforations in the form of holes and/or slots. The band is placed between the two material layers and the layers are bonded together through the perforations by melting or fusing the layers together at locations opposite the perforations. The invention also relates to an elastic band which has been affixed in this manner and to a diaper which includes such a band.

Abstract: Fastening means for fastening of an absorbent article, such as a diaper, an incontinence guard or the like, on a user and an absorbent article comprising such fastening means. The absorbent article comprises a central portion (30), projecting front and/or rear side portions (31, 32) located on each side of the central portion and at least one soft and inelastic fastening tab (1) which at one of its ends is joined to the absorbent article to any of the side portions, characterised in, that the relationship between smallest height H of the fastening tab along the projecting part of the fastening tab and the projecting part U of the fastening tab is such that H/U>2.

Abstract: A disposable absorbent article, such as an baby diaper, comprising a first end portion (1) and a second end portion (2), and an intermediate crotch portion (3), said portions comprising an inner layer (4), which is turned towards the user during use. The article is formed in the area of the second end portion (2) with mechanical tape fasteners (25, 26) intended, upon application of the article, to be detachably interconnected with one or several fastening parts (27) disposed on the outer layer of the first end portion (1).