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). The invention is characterized in that the rear portion (7) of the absorbent body (4) comprises a layer (17) that is split in a first leg (15) and a second leg (16) with a gap between the legs (15, 16), where an angle alpha is defined between the first leg (15) and the second leg (16), and that an elastic member (19) is placed between the first leg (15) and the second leg (16), which elastic member (19) essentially extends in the longitudinal direction.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an absorbent articles such as a sanitary napkin, an incontinence guard, a diaper, or a panty-liner, which articles 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 articles 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 longitundinal direction and having two longitudinally extending sides, which article furthermore comprises elastic members (19). The articles is characterised in that the hump (26) comprises a formation element (27) and that the elastic members (19) are arranged along either longitudinally extending side of the hump, wherein the formation element (27) and the elastic members (19) cooperate in shaping the hump (26).
Abstract:
A kit including an absorbent article and a wrapper for the absorbent article. The wrapper is defined by a boundary. The wrapper includes at least one slit which partitions the wrapper to define a strip thereof. The strip is arranged such that the absorbent article may be rolled and/or folded within the wrapper and retained in a rolled and/or folded configuration by using the strip. Also, a method for disposal of an absorbent article.
Abstract:
A method of applying a fastening means to a backsheet of an absorbent product, said backsheet facing away from the user during use, and being opposite to a body facing side of the absorbent product, which method comprises the steps of applying an adhesive layer on the backsheet of the absorbent product, and applying an expandable ink wherein 5-95% of the backsheet is covered by the expandable ink; and an absorbent product comprising a body facing side, a backsheet facing away from the user during use, and being opposite to the body facing side of the absorbent product, and a fastening means applied on the garment facing side, said fastening means comprising an adhesive layer and an expandable ink.