Abstract: A fabrication method for a disposable article and a disposable article for absorbing liquids.This method consists in cutting an impermeable foil (35) so as to form two strips (35a) and (35b) in the median zone of said foil along a tracing of a sequence of equal straight-line segments parallel to the longitudinal axis of the foil and staggered alternatingly on either side of said axis. The strip (35a) is laterally shifted by a distance slightly less than the distance between the segments located on either side of the axis XX'. The strip (35b) follows a path which is longer than that of the strip (35a) by the repeat of the cut-out. The strips (35a) and (35b) then are deposited on the absorbing portions (34) in such a manner that the permeable zone is located in the central region of said portion.The obtained sheath is cut into individual articles.

Abstract: The invention relates to bleached cotton fibers and to absorbing materials for disposable articles. Its object is a process for shortening bleached cotton fibers consisting in(a) moving a fiber pad (1) between a trough-plate (2) and a feed roller (5) exerting a pressure between 0.3 and 0.6 MPa on the fiber pad,(b) pulling the fiber pad (1) beyond the trough-plate (2) bevelled at (9) so as to cut the long fibers constituting the fiber pad,(c) reconstituting the sheet.This process makes it possible to obtain fibers which can be used directly in diaper-making machines. The disposable articles so produced offer remarkable absorbing properties.

Abstract: Curled non-woven material formed of waves such as contiguous anti-nodes (9,10) of adjacent waves consist of small adjacent pads (11,12) located on the same side of the median plan (8) of the non-woven material.Use: Medical and surgical compressesFIG. 3.