Abstract: An anti-theft dispenser of material wound in a core-free roll. The dispenser includes a substantially planar support and a shaft to support the roll which is perpendicular to the support. The shaft is fitted at its free end with a stop and a compressible anti-extraction element which is axially rotatable on the shaft and is mounted perpendicularly to the support to prevent extraction of the roll in a direction away from the support. The dispenser is characterized in that the compressible anti-extraction element includes a plurality of flexible, compressible anti-extraction rings.

Abstract: A sanitary towel having two side flaps designed to be folded around a folded sanitary towel after use to form a disposable package or small bag is described. The side flaps are preferably designed to form an integral part of a small protective pouch in which the sanitary towel is packaged prior to use. The invention obviates both the need for a separate package for disposal of the used sanitary towel and the use of independent individual packaging for the sanitary towels.

Abstract: An anti-theft dispenser of material wound in a core-free roll is provided. The dispenser includes a substantially planar support and a shaft to support the roll which is perpendicular to the support. The shaft is fitted at its free end with a stop and a compressible anti-extraction element in the shape of a helically extending blade angled relative to the axis of the shaft and having a blade edge and which is axially rotatable on the shaft and is mounted perpendicularly to the support to prevent extraction of the roll in a direction away from the support.

Abstract: A disposable sanitary article for incontinent persons, with a substantially rectangular configuration.This article includes an absorbing pad 3, an impermeable external sheet 2, and a permeable inside sheet 4. The longitudinal edges (b, b') are folded back on the permeable inside surface. This configuration is kept in place at each end by a permanent fastening means, in particular a bead of adhesive 7, and provides a pouch effect in use.Use of this article for incontinent adult males with fastening to any kind of underwear.

Abstract: An anti-theft dispenser of material wound in a core-free roll. The dispenser includes a substantially planar support and a shaft to support the roll which is perpendicular to the support. The shaft is fitted at its free end with a stop and a compressible anti-extraction element which is axially rotatable on the shaft and is mounted perpendicularly to the support to prevent extraction of the roll in a direction away from the support. The dispenser is characterized in that the compressible anti-extraction element includes a plurality of flexible, compressible anti-extraction rings.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a stack of sanitary paper, a dispenser and a manufacturing method for the stack. The stack of sanitary paper consists of folded, interleaving sheets forming a pile which is placed inside a cardboard sleeve (1) which is open at both ends and characterized in that the sleeve (1) comprises a first pair of opposite sides (14, 15) parallel and adjacent to the folding edges of the sheets, a second pair of sides (12, 13) parallel to the sheet surfaces and perpendicular to the first pair, and an opening (10) in at least on one of the sides of the second pair (12, 13).

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for making a non-woven from unbleached cotton or other natural ligno-cellulose fibers comprising a surface layer of substances rendering the fiber hydrophobic and comprising the following stages:formation of a sheet of unbound fibers on a water-permeable cloth,tangling the sheet fibers by means of a plurality of water jets issuing from arrays of injectors located transversely to the direction of advance of the support, the method being characterized in that the total energy imparted to the sheet by the set of jets is at least equal to a minimum threshold corresponding to the value at which said sheet becomes hydrophilic.The invention also concerns a hydrophilic non-woven made by hydraulic binding from unbleached cotton or other natural, ligno-cellulose fibers such as flax, hemp or ramie and free of chemical treatment.

Abstract: A combined sheet material including at least two absorbent sheets, such as of cellulose-cotton, each having a density of between from 10 to 40 g/m.sup.2. Each of the sheets is separately embossed by calendaring them into a pattern of protuberances distributed in a first pitch along a first direction for each sheet (P.sub.1 sm, P.sub.2 sm) and in a second pitch in a second direction for each sheet (P.sub.1 st, P.sub.2 st) which subtends the first direction at an angle other than zero. The end of the protuberances extending away from the plane of each of the sheets includes a flat bonding element whereby the two sheets are bonded to each other, preferably by gluing. The pattern of each of the sheets is characterized in that the first pitch of each sheet along the first direction is different and related by the equation..vertline.1/P.sub.1 sm-1/P.sub.2 sm.vertline..gtoreq.

Abstract: A machine for laying plastic film on a substrate which comprises supporting rollers (32 to 37) on which drum (16) is placed. One of the chassis wheels (6, 8) drives the drum through a transmission system (40) including a mechanical variable speed drive (60) enabling the transmission ratio between the traction wheel and the drum drive rollers to be varied. It is thereby possible to limit the tension forces exerted on the film when laying the film, making it possible to adapt the film to an uneven substrate, such as furrows or ridges on the ground in agricultural uses.