Abstract: A forming element for an absorbent article, such as a sanitary napkin, an incontinence protector or a panty shield, which forming element is formed of a rigid material and exhibits a principally elongate form with a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction, an upper side, an underside, two short sides and two long sides, a first and a second end portion and an intermediate portion situated between the end portions, and wherein the forming element exhibits one or several corrugations.

Abstract: An absorbent article includes an elongate absorbent core having an upper surface and a lower surface, a pair of opposed longitudinal edge portions terminating in longitudinal edges and a pair of opposed transverse edges, the core having a first end portion, a second end portion and a central portion located between the end portions; a liquid permeable topsheet extending over the upper surface; a liquid barrier backsheet covering the lower surface of the absorbent core; barrier strips, each of the barrier strips covering a respective longitudinal edge portion and forming a liquid-retaining pocket along a respective longitudinal edge portion; and a longitudinal elastic member arranged along each of the barrier strips that are placed along each longitudinal edge portion of the absorbent core, the elastic members extending in at least the central portion of the absorbent core; the elastic members each include a plurality of spacers arranged at a distance from each other along a length of the elastic members to cr

Abstract: An absorbent article includes an absorbent body enclosed between a liquid-permeable outer sheet and a liquid-impermeable outer sheet, a front part facing forwards when the article is worn, and a rear part. The absorbent body tapers rearwardly to the end of the rear part from a section of greatest width situated in said front part. The article includes flexible outwardly projecting flaps which extend on respective sides of the absorbent body and have outer edges that are inclined relative to the longitudinal symmetry axis at an angle such that the distance between the outer sides of said flaps and the axis decreases in a direction towards the rear end of the article. At least two adhesive strings are applied to at least one of the flaps on the side thereof which, in the unfolded state of the flap, lies on the same side of the article as the liquid-impermeable outer sheet.

Abstract: An absorbent article includes outwardly projecting, flexible flaps which extend beyond respective sides of an absorbent body along a tapering part of the body and have outer longitudinal edges which in the unfolded state of the flaps are inclined relative to the longitudinal symmetry axis (A—A) of the article at an angle &agr; such that the distance between the outer sides of the flaps and the longitudinal symmetry axis of the article decreases in a direction towards the rear end of the article. The angle (&agr;) is larger than the angle (&bgr;) at which a first imaginary line inclined to the longitudinal symmetry axis, and passing through the outer limitation point of the absorbent body in its widest part and the outer transversal limitation point of the rear end of the absorbent body.

Abstract: The invention relates to an absorbent product, such as a sanitary towel, a panty liner or an incontinence pad, comprising a liquid-permeable surface layer (102), a liquid-impermeable surface layer (103), and an absorption body (104) arranged between the two surface layers (102, 103). The product also has a front portion (109) and a rear portion (110), and fastening arrangements (113a, 113b, 113c) comprising an adhesive attachment-means zone (120a, 120b, 120c) to be attached to the body of a wearer.

Abstract: The invention relates to an absorbent product having a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction, two side edges (414, 415) extending essentially in the longitudinal direction, two end edges (416, 417) extending essentially in the transverse direction, and comprising a liquid-permeable surface layer (405), a liquid impermeable surface layer (406), and an absorption body (407) arranged between the surface layers (405, 406), the absorption body (407) comprising a compressible absorbent material layer (418).

Abstract: The invention relates to an absorbent article such as a sanitary napkin, an incontinence guard, or a panty-liner, which article has a substantially elongated shape with a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction and also exhibits two side edges (9, 10), a front edge (11) and a rear edge (12), a front portion (6) and a rear portion (7), and a crotch portion (8) situated between the front portion (6) and the rear portion (7), which article furthermore exhibits a liquid-impervious surface (2) and a liquid-impervious surface (3). At least within the front portion (6) and the crotch portion (8), the article exhibits high bending stiffness against bending along transversely extending bending lines, whereby the front portion (6) and the crotch portion (8) of the article exhibit high shape permanence during use of the article.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing absorbent articles (17) in the form of sanitary napkins, panty liners or incontinence protectors for women, includes the step of cutting a web (5) of protective layer material with a sequence of pairs of cuts (8, 9) which are so spaced apart so that when the web (5) of protective layer material is placed on a web (1, 3, 4) of article blanks the two cuts (8, 9) in each pair of cuts in the sequence of pairs of cuts will lie linearly between the points of connection of flaps (23, 24) with the longitudinal edges of each article. The thus cut web (5) of protective layer material is then placed on the web (1, 3, 4) of article blanks and individual articles (17) are cut from the composite web (1, 3, 4, 5) in a second cutting step that defines the periphery of the articles.

Abstract: A laminate made of fibrous layers for use in absorbent articles, such as sanitary towels, nappies or the like. The laminate includes an outer layer (5) made of non-woven fabric, which is in contact with the wearer during use of the article, and an inner layer (6), which two layers are interconnected in a first bonding pattern consisting of separate bonding points (7).

Abstract: An absorbent article intended for female users, has such a form and size that it can principally be accommodated in the crotch part of a pair of underpants, a longitudinal direction, a transverse direction and a thickness direction. The article displays a liquid-permeable surface (2), and a liquid-impermeable surface (3), and also an absorbent core consisting of at least one absorbent body (5) arranged between the two surfaces (2, 3). A raised portion (7) extending in the longitudinal direction and displaying two end portions is arranged at the liquid-permeable surface (2) of the article. The raised portion (5) displays spacing elements (16) which during use of the article create channels (17) for the flow of liquid between the raised portion (5) and the body of the user.

Abstract: Absorbent product, such as a sanitary towel, with a stiffening element (6) which is intended to contribute to the three-dimensional shape of the product during its use.

Abstract: Absorbent product, such as a sanitary towel, which product has a stiffening element (6) which is intended to contribute to the three-dimensional shape of the product during its use.

Abstract: Absorbent product, such as a sanitary towel, with a stiffening element (6) which is intended to contribute to the three-dimensional shape of the product during its use.

Abstract: Absorbent product, such as a sanitary towel, comprising a stiffening element (6) which is intended to contribute to the three-dimensional shape of the product during its use.

Abstract: The invention relates to an absorbent article intended for female users, such as a sanitary napkin, or an incontinence guard, having such a shape and size that it may be substantially accommodated in the crotch region of a pair of panties and having a longitudinal direction, a transverse direction and a thickness direction. The article exhibits a liquid-pervious cover layer and a liquid-impervious cover layer and further an absorbent core consisting of at least one absorbent body, arranged between the two surfaces, and wherein a hump is arranged at the liquid-pervious cover layer of the article. The invention is characterized in that the hump is substantially shape permanent in the transverse direction of the article, both in a wet and in a dry state, and to such an extent that the hump (16) is not deformed in the transverse direction, either temporarily or permanently, by the forces acting on the hump during use of the article.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an absorbent article (1) in the form of a sanitary napkin, a panty liner or a female incontinence napkin, comprising a front portion (2) and a rear portion (3) which includes an absorbent body (4, 5, 6) enclosed between a liquid-permeable casing sheet (7) and a liquid-impermeable casing sheet (8), wherein the absorbent body is comprised of a central pad (4) that extends from the forward end of the front portion to the rear end of the rear portion, and two side bodies (5, 6) which extend along the side edges of the central absorbent body on respective sides thereof and along a part of said body. According to the invention, the central absorbent body (4) tapers rearwardly from a section of greatest width located in the front portion (2) of the article to the end of the rear portion (3) of said article, wherein the side bodies (5, 6) extend rearwardly from a point on the tapering part of the central absorbent body to the rear end of the article.

Abstract: In the continuous manufacture of absorbent articles (17) in the form of sanitary napkins, panty liners or incontinence protectors for women, the invention provides a method of providing said articles with protective layers (25, 26, 27). According to the invention, a web (5) of protective layer material whose width corresponds at least to the greatest width of the article (17) in the machine direction (M) is provided with a sequence of pairs of cuts (8, 9) which are so spaced apart that when the web (5) of protective layer material is placed on a web (1, 3, 4) of article blanks the two cuts (8, 9) in each pair of cuts in the sequence of pairs of cuts will lie linearly between the points of connection of the flap (23, 24) with the longitudinal edges of each article.

Abstract: The invention relates to an absorbent article such as a sanitary napkin, an incontinence guard, a diaper, or a panty-liner, which article has a substantially elongated shape with a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction and exhibits two side edges (9, 10), a front edge (11) and a rear edge (12), a front portion (6) and a rear portion (7), and a central portion (8) situated between the front portion (6) and the rear portion (7). The article furthermore comprises a liquid-pervious cover layer (2) and a liquid-impervious cover layer (3) and an absorbent body (4), and a hump (26) extending in the longitudinal direction and having two longitudinally extending sides, which article furthermore comprises elastic members (19).

Abstract: The invention refers to an absorbent article such as a sanitary napkin, an incontinence guard, a diaper, or a panty-liner, which article has a substantially elongated shape with a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction and exhibits two side edges (9, 10), a front edge (11) and a rear edge (12), a front portion (6) and a rear portion (7), and a central portion (8) situated between the front portion (6) and the rear portion (7) The article furthermore exhibits a liquid-pervious cover layer (2) and a liquid-impervious cover layer (3) and an absorbent body (4).

Abstract: Absorbent article, such as a sanitary towel, an incontinence protector or a pantyliner, which article has essentially an elongate shape, with a longitudinal direction (34) and a transverse direction (35), and has two end portions (10, 11) and a central portion (12) situated between the end portions (10, 11), and on which article there is arranged elastic (18) which gives the article a cup-shaped part (14) at the one end portion (10) and a ridge-like elevation (15) at the other end portion (11).