Abstract: A washable and reusable absorbent undergarment including an absorbent assembly. The absorbent undergarment has an extension in the longitudinal direction and in the transversal direction. The absorbent assembly includes a wearer facing top layer of a knitted material, an optional wicking layer beneath said top layer, a moisture barrier and at least one absorbent layer located between the top layer and the moisture barrier. The top layer includes openings therein and the top layer has an open area of 25-95%.

Abstract: A washable and reusable absorbent undergarment of knitted or woven material(s) having an extension in the longitudinal direction and in the transversal direction and including an absorbent assembly. The absorbent assembly includes a first wearer facing layer having openings therein, a garment facing moisture barrier, a second layer directly beneath said top layer, the second layer being a wicking layer or an absorbent layer. The top layer has, in the CIE L*a*b* colour space, an L? value, the second layer has, in the CIE L*a*b* colour space, an L* value, and there is a mutual colour difference ?E*ab between the top layer and the second layer of at least 15.

Abstract: A washable and reusable absorbent undergarment including an absorbent assembly, the absorbent undergarment having an extension in the longitudinal direction and in the transversal direction, the absorbent assembly including a wearer facing top layer of a knitted material, a wicking layer beneath said top layer, a moisture barrier and at least one absorbent layer located between the wicking layer and the moisture barrier, wherein the top layer has openings therein, and wherein each opening spans 1-10 stitches and there are 5-60 openings/cm2.

Abstract: A washable and reusable absorbent undergarment includes an absorbent assembly, including a wearer facing top layer, a moisture barrier layer, and at least two intermediate layers between the top layer and the moisture barrier, wherein the absorbent assembly is permanently attached to at least one out of the one or more of fabric panels in at least part of the intermediate region by a set of one or more bonding members wherein, in a front intermediate region of the undergarment, a maximum front bond width as measured transversally over the set of bonding members between the absorbent assembly and the one or more fabric panels is no more than 11 cm.

Abstract: Disclosed is an absorbent article having body-facing a garment-facing surfaces, including top and back sheets, an absorbent core, and an adhesive applied to the garment facing side as adhesive stripes along the transversal axis, the stripes extending over a transversal width of the core, the stripes forming adhesive pattern regions, including a first pattern region arranged at a front portion of the absorbent core, a second pattern region arranged at a rear portion of the absorbent core, and a third pattern region arranged at a central portion of the absorbent core, the average transversal length and/or average longitudinal width and/or number of adhesive stripes differing between at least two of the adhesive pattern regions, each stripe having an adhesive stripe area, and the sum of the stripe areas within one pattern region differing by no more than 19% from the sum of the stripe areas within another pattern region.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sanitary article (1), such as a sanitary napkin or a pantiliner. The sanitary article (1) has a first fastening wing (9) extending at a first longitudinal side edge (5) and a second fastening wing (10) extending at a second longitudinal side edge (6), the first fastening wing (9) having a first wing maximum width (Wf1max) and the second fastening wing (10) having a second wing maximum width (Wf2max). The first fastening wing (9) comprises a first adhesive region (12) on a garment facing side thereof and the second fastening wing (10) comprises a second adhesive region (13) on a garment facing side thereof, the first and the second adhesive regions (12,13) having a respective adhesive region maximum width (wa1max, wa2max). The first and the second adhesive region (12,13) are covered with a common release paper (14,140), the common release paper (14,140) having a width (wt), as seen in the transverse direction.

Abstract: The disclosure provides an absorbent undergarment comprising an integrated absorbent assembly, having an extension in the longitudinal and transverse directions. The assembly comprises an absorbent core comprising first and second absorbent layers, and having front, crotch and rear portions, and front and rear transverse edges. The first and second absorbent layers overlap in the crotch portion. The first absorbent layer has a first layer frontmost half and a rearmost half, the first absorbent layer having front and rear transverse edges. The second absorbent layer has a rearmost half and frontmost half, the second absorbent layer has a rear transverse edge and front transverse edge, wherein a maximum width of the first layer frontmost half is greater than that of the first layer rearmost half and wherein a maximum width of the second layer rearmost half is greater than that of the second layer frontmost half.

Abstract: Disposable hygiene article comprising a liquid-permeable topsheet, a liquid-impermeable backsheet and an absorbent core, flexible side flaps arranged on opposite sides of the absorbent core for attaching the article to a garment, and liquid side barriers arranged substantially along longitudinal edges of the absorbent core. The flexible side flaps each comprise at least a side layer which is secured to the topsheet by means of a seam, the seam partitioning the side layer in a first part and a second part with the first part extending from the seam towards the longitudinal centre axis and the second part extending from the seam away from said longitudinal centre axis. The first parts form the liquid side barriers.

Abstract: A package has an outer enclosure enclosing absorbent units and being at least partially non-opaque, wherein said outer enclosure has a thickness which is less than 70 ?m, and wherein the outer enclosure is at least partly of a first predetermined colour and the absorbent units are at least partly of a second predetermined colour as viewed through the outer enclosure. The absorbent units have at least one lightly coloured or light grey area and the outer enclosure has a dominant area covering a substantial part of the area of the outer enclosure and having a lightness value above 75, and the colour difference between the dominant area and the lightly coloured or light grey area as seen through the outer enclosure is chosen so that the absorbent units are generally not visible through the outer enclosure.

Abstract: Disclosed is a sanitary article, including a topsheet, a backsheet and absorbent core, the sanitary article having an extension in a longitudinal direction and transverse direction, first and second longitudinal edges extending in the longitudinal direction and front and rear transverse edges extending in the transverse direction, the sanitary article being divided in a front portion, crotch portion and rear portion, the absorbent core including a head portion, body portion and neck portion forming a transitional region between the head portion and body portion, the head portion being positioned in the front portion and the body portion being positioned in the crotch portion and rear portion, wherein the absorbent core in the front portion of the sanitary article is provided with a shaping element.

Abstract: An absorbent hygienic article for absorbing body fluids, the article including a liquid absorbent top layer and a backing layer, the top layer and the backing layer being made from roll materials and being joined together. The top layer is constituted by a cellulosic fibrous web, the fibres in the cellulosic fibrous web being constituted by a mixture of cellulose fibres, the mixture including regenerated cellulose fibres or natural cellulose staple fibres and cellulose pulp fibres, the cellulosic fibrous web being a foam-formed, hydroentangled cellulosic fibrous web.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sanitary article (1), such as a sanitary napkin or a pantiliner. The sanitary article (1) has a first fastening wing (9) extending at a first longitudinal side edge (5) and a second fastening wing (10) extending at a second longitudinal side edge (6), the first fastening wing (9) having a first wing maximum width (Wfimax) and the second fastening wing (10) having a second wing maximum width (Wf2mx). The first fastening wing (9) comprises a first adhesive region (12) on a garment facing side thereof and the second fastening wing (10) comprises a second adhesive region (13) on a garment facing side thereof, the first and the second adhesive regions (12,13) having a respective adhesive region maximum width (waimax, Wa2max). The first and the second adhesive region (12,13) are covered with a common release paper (14,140), the common release paper (14,140) having a width (wr), as seen in the transverse direction.

Abstract: An absorbent hygienic article for absorbing body fluids, the article including a liquid absorbent top layer and a backing layer, the top layer and the backing layer being made from roll materials and being joined together. The top layer is constituted by a cellulosic fibrous web, the fibres in the cellulosic fibrous web being constituted by a mixture of cellulose fibres, the mixture including regenerated cellulose fibres or natural cellulose staple fibres and cellulose pulp fibres, the cellulosic fibrous web being a foam-formed, hydroentangled cellulosic fibrous web.

Abstract: An absorbent hygienic article for absorbing body fluids, the article including a liquid permeable topsheet, a backing layer and an absorbent core arranged between the topsheet and the backing layer, the topsheet and the backing layer being made from roll materials. The topsheet or an absorbent layer in the absorbent core is constituted by a cellulosic fibrous web, the fibres in the cellulosic fibrous web being constituted by a mixture of cellulose fibres including regenerated cellulose fibres or natural cellulose staple fibres and cellulose pulp fibres, the cellulosic fibrous web being a foam-formed, hydroentangled fibrous web.

Abstract: An absorbent hygienic article for absorbing body fluids, the article including a liquid permeable topsheet, a backing layer and an absorbent core arranged between the topsheet and the backing layer, the topsheet and the backing layer being made from roll materials. The topsheet or an absorbent layer in the absorbent core is constituted by a cellulosic fibrous web, the fibres in the cellulosic fibrous web being constituted by a mixture of cellulose fibres including regenerated cellulose fibres or natural cellulose staple fibres and cellulose pulp fibres, the cellulosic fibrous web being a foam-formed, hydroentangled fibrous web.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a package (1) of absorbent units (5; 11), said package (1) includes an outer enclosure (2) enclosing the absorbent units (5; 11) and being at least partially non-opaque, wherein the outer enclosure (2) has a thickness (t) which is not more than approximately 70 ?m, wherein the outer enclosure (2) supports a first graphical item (3) and at least one of the absorbent units (5; 11) supports a second graphical item (9; 9?). Furthermore, the absorbent unit (5; 11) supporting said second graphical item (9; 9?) is configured so that the second graphical item (9; 9?) is positioned in a manner so that it is generally not visible for a viewer from outside the outer enclosure (2). The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing a package (1) of the above-mentioned type.

Abstract: The absorbent article as disclosed herein has longitudinal side edges extending in a longitudinal direction and transverse front and rear end edges extending in a transverse direction. The absorbent article including a fluid permeable surface layer and a backsheet. The fluid permeable surface layer is an embossed surface layer including an embossing pattern covering from 3% to 20% of the total surface area of said surface layer. The surface layer is an air-through-bonded fibrous nonwoven surface layer including synthetic fibers and has a basis weight of from 14 to 30 g/m2.

Abstract: A sanitary article comprises a fluid permeable surface layer and a backsheet. The backsheet is provided with an adhesive in at least one adhesive region arranged on an outwardly oriented side for attachment of the sanitary article to an undergarment on a user-facing side of the undergarment and at least one adhesive-free region arranged on the outwardly oriented side. The surface layer is an air-through-bonded fibrous nonwoven surface layer having a basis weight of from 14 to 30 g/m2 and a density of from 20 to 90 kg/m3. The adhesive-free region extends in the longitudinal direction and the transverse width of the adhesive-free region is from 7% to 40% of total transverse width of the backsheet, as measured at a widest transverse width of the backsheet in the rear portion.

Abstract: A package has an outer enclosure enclosing absorbent units and being at least partially non-opaque, wherein said outer enclosure has a thickness which is less than 70 ?m, and wherein the outer enclosure is at least partly of a first predetermined colour and the absorbent units are at least partly of a second predetermined colour as viewed through the outer enclosure. The absorbent units have at least one lightly coloured or light grey area and the outer enclosure has a dominant area covering a substantial part of the area of the outer enclosure and having a lightness value above 75, and the colour difference between the dominant area and the lightly coloured or light grey area as seen through the outer enclosure is chosen so that the absorbent units are generally not visible through the outer enclosure.

Abstract: The absorbent article as disclosed herein has longitudinal side edges extending in a longitudinal direction and transverse front and rear end edges extending in a transverse direction. The absorbent article comprises a fluid permeable surface layer, a backsheet and an intermediate layer located between the fluid permeable surface layer and the backsheet. The surface layer has a wearer-facing portion facing the user during use. The surface layer is an air through bonded fibrous nonwoven surface layer having a basis weight of from 14 to 30 g/m2 and a density of from 20 to 90 kg/m3. The intermediate layer extends under from 70 to 100% of the wearer-facing portion of the surface layer. The intermediate layer and the surface layer have a respective elongation at 10 N/50 mm. The elongation of the intermediate layer is lower than the elongation of the surface layer.