ГИГИЕНИЧЕСКИЕ ТРУСЫ ДЛЯ ОДНОРАЗОВОГО ИСПОЛЬЗОВАНИЯ

Группа изобретений относится к медицине. Гигиенические трусы одноразового использования имеют продольные краевые участки передней части, соединенные продольными сварными швами с продольными краевыми участками задней части для образования отверстия для талии и двух отверстий для ног в промежностной части, при этом указанные отверстия для ног ограничены снаружи в поперечном направлении внутренними концевыми частями сварных швов в продольном направлении гигиенических трусов. Гигиенические трусы имеют наружный покрывающий элемент, который предпочтительно является эластичным, и содержат поглощающий элемент. Покрывающий элемент выполнен из эластичного ламината, содержащего эластичную пленку, наложенную между двумя слоями нетканого материала. Каждый из сварных швов усилен посредством, по меньшей мере, одной полоски усиливающего материала, содержащего термопластичные волокна, которая прикреплена к покрывающему элементу посредством использования клеящего вещества, размещенного вблизи зоны сварных ...

LADY-BIND.

LADY-BIND WITH A LIQUID-PERMEABLE EDGE COVER ELEMENT

POWDERED MATERIAL ABSTENTION INDIVIDUAL LAMINATED STRUCTURES, AND THEIR MANUFACTURING PROCESSES

Disposable diaper

This disposable diaper is provided with: a side flap which, aligned in the vertical direction, comprises a first waist part, a crotch part and a second waist part and which comprises a first sheet member and a second sheet member which are placed over one another; a fastening tape which is bonded to the second waist part-side of the side flap; and a cut line which is provided on the second waist part-side of the side flap and along which multiple holes are aligned which pass through the first sheet member and the second sheet member. The first sheet member comprises a first hole edge portion along the outer peripheral portion of a first hole, and a second hole edge portion along the outer peripheral portion of a second hole adjacent to the first hole, and the first hole edge portion and the second hole edge portion overlap with the bonding area where the first sheet member and second sheet member placed over one another are bonded.

Disposable absorbent article having improved side features

Absorbent article with breathable backsheet comprising slanted capillary apertures

INCREASING ABSORBENT CAPACITY OF SANITARY NAPKIN BY SEALING COVER MATERIAL TO REPELLENT BARRIER

A sanitary napkin having a body facing side and a garment facing side. The napkin comprises an elongated planar absorbent pad. The pad is enveloped in a generally rectangular menstrual fluid pervious wrapper with the longitudinal edges of the wrapper extending longitudinally and overlapping on the garment facing side of the napkin. A generally rectangular menstrual fluid impervious barrier sheet having longitudinal edges and being sandwiched between the wrapper and the pad, extends longitudinally with the pad and overlies the garment facing side of the pad and at least the longitudinal side edges of the pad. Two or four menstrual fluid barrier seal lines extend longitudinally with the pad and seal the longitudinal edge portions of the barrier sheet to the wrapper, whereby menstrual fluid is inhibited from transferring from the pad to the area between the wrapper and the barrier sheet.

WASHABLE UNDERPAD AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN UNDERPAD OF THIS TYPE

The invention relates to a multilayer washable material which comprises at least one layer of a textile material, the layers being joined to one another using an adhesive composition, which is characterized in that in the interfacial region between each pair of layers bearing against one another there is an adhesive composition in the form of a pattern, and no finishing of the multilayer material, as such and/or of a smaller part obtained therefrom, is carried out. One example of a multilayer washable material of this type is a washable underpad comprising a moisture-permeable top layer material (2); a moisture-impermeable bottom layer material (3) and a moisture-absorption element (1) positioned between them, the top layer material (2), the bottom layer material (3) and the moisture-absorption element (1) being joined to one another. The adhesive composition used is preferably a moisture-curing reactive polyurethane hotmelt material.

DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLE HAVING HYDROPHOBIC TOPSHEET AND IMPROVED LIQUID HANDLING PERFORMANCE

The present invention provides an absorbent article which combines a hydrophobic topsheet with a good liquid acquisition performance. The absorbent article of the present invention comprises a topsheet, a backsheet, a liquid storage structure intermediate the topsheet and the backsheet, and a liquid handling structure intermediate the topsheet and the liquid storage structure. The topsheet of the present invention has a liquid retention of less than 150 mg for a test liquid having a surface tension of 33mN/m. The liquid handling structure of the present invention has a basis weight to uncompressed caliper ratio of less than 100 grams per square meter per millimeter. The topsheet of the present invention may comprise a fiber coating such as fluoropolymers in order to lower the contact angle of the topsheet.

ABSORBENT ARTICLE HAVING A GRAPHIC VISIBLE THROUGH BODY CONTACTING SURFACE

The invention is directed to an absorbent article, which is preferably a sanitary napkin or a pantiliner, comprising: a body contacting layer; a garment contacting layer; and an absorbent core disposed between the body contacting layer and the garment contacting layer. The absorbent core has a core edge. The core edge defines a core region within the core edge and an outer region outside the core region. The body contacting layer and the garment contacting layer extend outward into the outer region and joined together in the outer region. In one aspect of the invention, the garment contacting layer has a graphic printed on the body facing surface at least in a portion of the outer region. In another aspect of the invention, the body contacting layer has a graphic printed on the garment facing surface at least in a portion of the outer region. The body contacting layer has a first light transmittance so that the graphic can be seen through the body contacting layer in the outer region. Since ...

INCONTINENT PAD

A disposable absorbent pad arranged to be worn in an undergarment to trap and collect urine. The pad has a moisture pervious, e.g., fibrous, top-sheet, a fluid acquisition layer, an absorbent core, and a moisture- impervious, e.g., polymeric film, back-sheet. The fluid acquisition layer is disposed over the core and both it and the core are interposed between the top-sheet and the back-sheet. The top-sheet and back-sheet are secured together. The side portions of the top-sheet are folded along respective ones of the fold line around respective linear side edges of the back-sheet and are adhesively secured thereto. Plural elastic strands are adhesively secured in place along the fold lines of the top-sheet to form elasticized side shields.

DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLE HAVING BACKSHEET STRIPS

A disposable absorbent article includes two laterally opposing longitudinall y extending backsheet strips attached to an exterior surface of an absorbent assembly in laterally opposing attachment zones. Each backsheet strip may include a water-impermeable layer and may be extensible. The absorbent assembly includes laterally opposing side flaps which may be formed by folding portions of the absorbent assembly laterally inward. A longitudinally extending elastic gathering member is attached to each side flap adjacent to its proximal edge . When the article is worn, the elastic gathering members contract and raise the side flaps to for m side barriers. The absorbent assembly includes an absorbent core that may contain superabsorben t particles, which may be contained inside pockets. A portion of the absorbent assembly such as the portion that lies between the backsheet strip attachment zones may be extensible and may inclu de a water--impermeable layer.

ABSORBENT ARTICLES HAVING TEXTURE ZONES FORMING BACKGROUND PATTERNS AND MACRO PATTERNS

An absorbent article comprises first and second substrates and one or more elastic elements disposed at least partially intermediate the substrates. The second substrate is attached to the first substrate and/or to portions of the elastic elements. The absorbent article comprises an adhesive having a first and second pattern of elements disposed on first substrate, and first and second texture zones. The first texture zone comprises a first portion of the substrates, a first portion of the elastic elements, and the first pattern of elements of the adhesive and forms a background pattern in the first portion of the substrates. The second texture zone comprises a second portion of the substrates, a second portion of the one or more elastic elements, and the second pattern of elements of the adhesive and forms a macro pattern in the second portion of the substrates.

DECOUPLED SANITARY NAPKIN

A sanitary napkin having a topsheet and an absorbent core associated with the topsheet is disclosed. The topsheet and associated core are decoupled from the backsheet of the sanitary napkin so that the topsheet and backsheet may be separated in the Z-direction. The sanitary napkin has a joined transverse edge connecting the topsheet and backsheet and forming a hinge to facilitate the Z-direction separation. The sanitary napkin further controls the amount of separation of the topsheet and associated core from the backsheet. A preferred way to control the amount of separation of the topsheet and associated core from the backsheet is longitudinally oriented pleats.

SANITARY NAPKIN HAVING A FLUID PERVIOUS PERIPHERAL MASKING MEMBER

A sanitary napkin having a periphery and including a fluid pervious topsheet, a fluid impervious backsheet joined to said topsheet and an absorbent core having a periphery positioned between said topsheet and said backsheet. The sanitary napkin also includes a fluid pervious masking member positioned between the topsheet and the absorbent core. The masking member is disposed along the periphery of the sanitary napkin and covers the periphery of the absorbent core.

ABSORBENT ARTICLE HAVING LATERAL BARRIERS

An absorbent article is provided having a central longitudinal axis and barrier means positioned on either side of the central axis. The absorbent article further includes an adhesive secured superposed over about 5 % to about 100 % of the bodyfacing surface of the barrier means. The adhesive has a rheological property tan 6 of less than about 0.01 at a frequency of about 0.1 radians per second and a tan .delta. of less than about 0.1 at a frequency of about 1000 radians per second.

СТИРКОПРОЧНАЯ ПОДЛОЖКА, ВПИТЫВАЮЩАЯ ТЕКУЧИЕ СРЕДЫ, С АНТИМИКРОБНЫМИ СВОЙСТВАМИ И/ИЛИ УЛУЧШЕННОЙ СТИРКОПРОЧНОСТЬЮ И ПРОДУКТ ГИГИЕНЫ, ТАКОЙ КАК МНОГОРАЗОВАЯ ГИГИЕНИЧЕСКАЯ ПРОКЛАДКА

Изобретение направлено на подложку, в частности на текстильный материал, на который приклеивается один или несколько антимикробных и/или гидрофильных агентов и/или агентов для удаления пятен. Агент (агенты) приклеивается/приклеиваются к подложке таким образом, что они не удаляются с текстильного материала, даже если текстиль смачивается или стирается, так что текстиль является многоразовым. Стиркопрочность и/или полезность текстильного материала улучшаются, когда к текстилю приклеиваются один или несколько гидрофильных агентов и/или агентов для удаления пятен. Подложку можно использовать, например, в многоразовой гигиенической прокладке или в другом продукте гигиены. Описывается структура продукта гигиены, а также способ соединения вместе различных слоев продукта гигиены посредством ультразвуковой сварки. Кроме того, изобретение относится к способу отделки подложки посредством нанесения на подложку и связывания антимикробных и/или гидрофильных агентов и/или агентов для удаления пятен, так ...

Apertured fiber net and manufacturing method thereof

PERIODIC SANITARY TOWEL HAS CAPACITY For ABSORPTION AMELIOREE

ELASTOMERIC FILM OF LOW RELAXATION OF TENSION TO BE FORMED IN A THREE-DIMENSIONAL, POROUS ELASTOMERIC MATERIAL CONTINUOUS, EXPANDED MACROCOSPICALLY AND ARTICLE FROWNIBLE TO THE BODY OF A USER

Película para material elastomérico de baja relajacion de tensiones y artículo que tiene una porcion hecha del material. Un material elastomérico de bajarelajacion de tensiones que comprende un copolímero de bloques que tiene una porcion de bloquesb landos elastoméricos y una porcion de bloques durostermoplásticos, por lo menos una resina de vinilareno y aceite mineral. El material elastomérico se puede utilizar en una película que comprende una capaelastomérica y por lo menos una capa deforro substancialmente menos elastomérica. La capa de forro comprende un polímero termoplástico tal como poliolefinas.La película exhibe propiedades elásticas y de relajacion de tensiones deseadas a temperaturas del cuerpo. La película es util paraformar un material continuoelastomérico tridimensional, macroscopicamente expandido. Aplicable a productos para la higiene personal y el cuidado de la salud, particularmente artículosdesechables, vendajes, envolturas y vendas para heridas, panalesdesechabl es ...

Composição adesiva aperfeiçoada para uma estrutura laminada compósita deformável

ADHESIVELY BONDED TISSUE LAMINATES

The present disclosure provides a multi-ply tissue product, also referred to herein as a tissue laminate, wherein the plies are adhesively adjoined by the zoned application of an adhesive. The zoned application of adhesive results in plies being adhesively joined by two or more longitudinally oriented strips of adhesive adjacent to the lateral edges of the ply. The resulting adhesively joined tissue has relatively high degrees of ply attachment, yet has relatively low stiffness.

Sanitary napkin

Disclosed is a sanitary napkin having extensions, parts of which are to be folded back and fixed on an undergarment in use. The sanitary napkin includes: a liquid-permeable topsheet disposed on one side of the sanitary napkin to cover a central region thereof; a backsheet; an absorbent layer disposed therebetween; and leakage preventing portions disposed on laterally opposed side portions of the topsheet and extending in a longitudinal direction of the sanitary napkin. Joints between the respective leakage preventing portions and the topsheet are formed to extend in the longitudinal direction. The extensions are portions of the sanitary napkin extending laterally outwardly beyond the joints. Each extension includes a flexible region for facilitating folding thereof, which is spaced laterally outwardly apart from corresponding one of the joints and has a stiffness lower than that of a region between the flexible region and the corresponding joint.

Patterned apertured webs

A patterned apertured web is disclosed. The patterned apertured web includes a plurality of land areas in the patterned apertured web and a plurality of apertures defined in the patterned apertured web. At least some land areas of the plurality of land areas surround at least some apertures of the plurality of apertures. The patterned apertured web has an Effective Open Area in the range of about 3% to about 30%, according to the Aperture Test herein. The plurality of apertures include a first set of apertures defining a first shape and a second set of apertures defining a second shape. The first shape is positioned within the second shape.

ADHESIVE STRIPING WITH APERTURED FILMS

TACKIFIER-FREE HOT MELT ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR USING THE SAME, AND ARTICLE MADE USING THE SAME

ABSORPTIVE MATTER

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an absorptive matter safe for a user and capable of preventing generation of bacterial contamination or an odor due to an excretion and reducing degradation and decomposition of a superabsorbent polymer. SOLUTION: In this absorptive matter 1 having a fluid retaining absorption body 4 containing the superabsorbent polymer partially at least, an antioxidant and an antibacterial agent including metal are contained between a surface sheet 2 and the superabsorbent polymer containing area in the absorption body 4. COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO ...

ABSORPTIVE ARTICLE HAVING LEAKAGE PREVENTING CUFF

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the leak of a liquefied matter and the rash and chapping of the skin by fixing one edge of a leak preventing cuff to an article body, arranging an elastic member for raising the leak preventing cuff on the free other edge, and providing a flap formed by folding and connecting a sheet between both edges protrusively toward the center side. SOLUTION: A folded hydrophobic sheet 14 is arranged on both sides 4 of a top sheet 10 symmetrically to the centerline to form a leak preventing cuff 40A. The side 4 of the hydrophobic sheet 14 is fixed onto the top sheet 10 to form a fixed end 20b forming the raising fulcrum of the leak preventing cuff 40A. An elastic member 30 is arranged in the extended state on the opposite free end 20a of the hydrophobic sheet 14. Further, each flap 21, 22 is formed between the free end 20a and the fixed end 20b by protruding the hydrophobic sheet 14 in the central X-direction at each prescribed interval 20h, 21h from the free end 20a ...

АДСОРБИРУЮЩЕЕ ИЗДЕЛИЕ

Изобретение относится к медицине, а именно к адсорбирующим изделиям типа трусов, и предназначено для использования при недержании. Адсорбирующее изделие содержит, по меньшей мере, один первый эластичный рулонный материал, который приваривается с помощью ультразвука, по меньшей мере, к одному второму рулонному материалу, по меньшей мере, вдоль одного сварного шва. Второй рулонный материал отличается от первого эластичного рулонного материала, и второй рулонный материал имеет степень эластичности, которая отличается от эластичности первого эластичного рулонного материала. В соответствии с изобретением ультразвуковой сварной шов между первым эластичным рулонным материалом и вторым рулонным материалом усиливается так, чтобы иметь прочность сварного шва в направлении, поперечном сварному шву, которая составляет, по меньшей мере, 5 Н/25,4 мм. Изобретение позволяет объединить для пользователя свойства удобства и хорошего прилегания так, чтобы изделие было удобным для пользователя, сохраняя свою ...

SAUGFÄHIGER WEGWERFARTIKEL MIT BESONDERS GESTALTETEN SEITENTEILEN

Pulverförmiges Material enthaltende individuelle Schichtstrukturen, und deren Herstellungsverfahren

EINWEGWINDEL

Phenprocoumon-TTS

Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft ein transdermales therapeutisches System zur kutanen Verabreichung von Phenprocoumon, umfassend eine wirkstoffundurchlässige Rückschicht, eine haftklebende Matrixschicht und gegebenenfalls eine wieder ablösbare Schutzschicht, wobei die haftklebende Matrixschicht Phenprocoumon und mindestens ein Matrixpolymer enthält, und wobei der Gehalt an Phenprocoumon im Matrixpolymer ≤ 7,5 Gew.-% beträgt. Durch die geringe Beladung wird sichergestellt, dass das System den Wirkstoff im Wesentlichen in hohen Abgaberaten abgibt, weil eine hohe thermodynamische Aktivität des Wirkstoffs erreicht wird. Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft weiterhin ein Verfahren zur Herstellung eines entsprechenden transdermalen therapeutischen Systems.

ABSORBENT ARTICLE

ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH SURFACE MATERIAL COMPRISING POROUS LIQUID-RETENTIVE BODY AND INTEGRAL HYDROPHOBIC FILM

An absorbent article comprises a surface material 1, a liquid-impermeable backing material 7, and an absorbent 6 located therebetween, wherein said surface material comprises a liquid-retentive structure body 2 with a three-dimensional skeleton structure having an average interskeleton distance of from 150 to 700 mu m and a hydrophobic film 3 being integrally provided with the liquid-retentive structure body so as to form a skin-contact face, and has openings 5 penetrating through the liquid-retentive structure body and the hydrophobic film. The absorbent article may be, for example, a sanitary napkin which can rapidly introduce a liquid into the absorbent via the openings, shows no turn back of the absorbed liquid toward the body even under pressure, gives an excellent feel in use, maintains a dry surface and can completely inhibit leakage. ...

ABSORBENT ARTICLE

ABSORBENT PRODUCT WITH DOUBLE BARRIERS AND ONLY ONE ELASTIKSYSTEM

ABSORBING ARTICLE

ABSORBING ARTICLE

ABSORBING THROW-AWAY ARTICLE WITH SMALLER INFLUENCE ON THE SURFACE TENSION OF THE TAKEN UP LIQUID

ABSORBENT PAD

DISPOSABLE WEARING ARTICLE

A disposable diaper (1) (disposable wearing article) includes a liquid-pervious topsheet (2), a liquid-impervious backsheet (3), a liquid-absorbent core (4) interposed between the top- and backsheets (2, 3), a pair of liquid-impervious leak-barrier sheets (16) and a pair of elastically stretchable sheets (20). Each portion of the aforesaid sheets (2, 3, 16, 20) placed one upon another are joined together by means of adhesives (11, 14, 23) and the core (4) is joined to inner surfaces of the top- and backsheets (2, 3) by means of adhesives (11, 14) . Adhesives (11, 14, 23) are defined by a plurality of adhesive lines continuously extending in a given direction and each of the adhesive lines comprises first and second zones arranged alternately in the given direction along the adhesive line. A quantity of adhesives (11, 14, 23) in the first zone is much more than a quantity of adhesives (11, 14, 23) in the second zone.

HOT MELT ADHESIVE WASTE BARRIER

Leakage resistant waste barriers for use on absorbent articles are prepared by coating a portion of a nonwoven sheet with a water insoluble or water impermeable hot melt adhesive composition.

AN ABSORBENT ARTICLE HAVING A MATERIAL LAMINATE THAT COMPRISES A LIQUID PERMEABLE TOP SHEET AND A LIQUID PERMEABLE LIQUID TRANSFER SHEET

An absorbent article, such as a diaper, sanitary napkin, incontinence protector, wound dressing or the like, comprising an absorbent body (12) enclosed between a liquid-impermeable backing sheet (11) and a laminate (1) in the form of a liquid-permeable top sheet (2) and a liquid-permeable liquid transfer sheet (3), with the liquid transfer sheet (3) lying proximal to the absorbent body (12), in which article the liquid-permeable top sheet (2) and the liquid transfer sheet (3) are joined together and in which the absorbent body includes partially neutralised superabsorbent material.

HYGIENE PANTS FOR SINGLE USE

Disposable hygiene pants with a front portion (2), a rear portion (3) and a crotch portion (4) provided with two leg openings (5, 6), the longitudinal edge portions (21, 22) of the front portion being connected by longitudinal weld seams (7, 8) to the longitudinal edge portions (31, 32) of the rear portion (3) in order to form a waist opening (9) and two leg openings (5, 6) in the crotch portion, which leg openings are outwardly delimited in the transverse direction by the inner end portions of the weld seams as seen in the longitudinal direction of the hygiene pants. The hygiene pants have an outer cover (10), which is preferably elastic, and comprise an absorption unit (11). The cover is made of an elastic laminate comprising an elastic film applied between two nonwoven layers. The weld seams (7, 8) are each reinforced by at least one strip of reinforcing material (15, 16) containing thermoplastic fibers that is affixed to the cover using adhesive placed proximate to but preferably not ...

SANITARY NAPKIN PROVIDED WITH WINGS

A sanitary napkin with a pair of wings includes a topsheet, a backsheet and an absorbent core disposed therebetween, the wings including a portion of the backsheet extending bilaterally of the napkin and a breathable sheet material bonded to the portion by means of bonding lines extending in a transversely direction of the napkin and arranged intermittently in a longitudinal direction of the napkin.

ОДНОРАЗОВЫЙ ПОДГУЗНИК

Проблема: поддержание постоянно открытого вентиляционного канала, образуемого при сжатии поясного растягивающегося элемента. Решение: указанный одноразовый подгузник включает переднюю деталь (1), заднюю деталь (2) и упругую деталь (40). Упругая деталь (40) включает внутренний лист (41), наружный лист (42), один или несколько поясных растягивающихся элементов (43) и образующий упругую прокладку лист (44). В состоянии, при котором поясной растягивающийся элемент (43) растянут в поперечном направлении, данный элемент закреплен между внутренним листом (41) и наружным листом (42). Образующий упругую прокладку лист (44) перекрывает как внутренний лист (41), так и наружный лист (42) или один из них и соединен с ними таким образом, чтобы обеспечивалось попеременное чередование в поперечном направлении участков соединения (51) и неприсоединенных участков (52). Участки соединения (51) выполнены с помощью прямолинейных полосок соединения (53), которые идут в продольном направлении и по меньшей мере ...

A DISPOSABLE DIAPER AND FLEXIBLE GASKET

STIRKOPROChNAYa SUBSTRATE, ABSORBING FLUID MEDIUMS, WITH ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES AND/OR IMPROVED STIRKOPROChNOSTYu, AND PRODUCT HYGIENE, SUCH AS MUCH SINGLE HYGIENIC LAYER

Absorbent article with breathable backsheet comprising slanted capillary apertures

SANITARY PAD HAVING MULTILAYER-ABSORBING UNIT

The present invention relates to a sanitary pad having a multilayer-absorbing unit. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the sanitary pad having a multilayer-absorbing unit comprises: a non-water permeable cover sheet; an absorbent base pad; and an absorbing unit having a plurality of absorbent absorbing pads. The present invention is provided to offer excellent wearing sensation; and to easily clean and dry the sanitary pad, thereby improving user convenience. COPYRIGHT KIPO 2017 ...

DISMISSABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH CASES OF LEGS AND BORDERS OF CONTAINMENT ELASTIFICADAS INTEGRALLY FORMED

Multilayer body, method for producing multilayer body and apparatus for producing multilayer body

A multilayer body (1) which comprises a sheet (3) and a nonwoven fabric (2) that has a plurality of openings (5), and which is configured such that: an edge part (5a) that is adjacent to an opening (5') among the plurality of openings (5) has at least a non-melt part; the nonwoven fabric (2) and the sheet (3) are bonded with each other by means of a hot melt adhesive (6); and the opening (5') has a region (10) that overlaps with the hot melt adhesive (6).

ABSORBENT ARTICLE COMPRISING AN ADHESIVE COMPOSITION

Described herein is an absorbent article. The absorbent article includes an assembly of components and an adhesive composition joining at least two of the assembly of components together. The adhesive composition includes from about 70 wt. % to about 90 wt. % of one or more copolymers and from about 10 wt. % to about 30 wt. % of one or more heterophase copolymers. The one or more copolymers include from about 30 mole % to about 70 mole % of monomer units selected from ethylene, 1-butene, and mixtures thereof. The one or more copolymers also include from about 30 mole % to about 70 mole % of propene monomer units. The adhesive composition is free of polyisobutylene and has a viscosity of from about 2,000 mPa-s to about 11,500 mPa-s at 150 °C.

ABSORBENT ARTICLE COMPRISING AN ADHESIVE COMPOSITION

Described herein is an absorbent article. The absorbent article includes an assembly of components and an adhesive composition joining at least two of the assembly of components together. The adhesive composition includes from about 70 wt. % to about 90 wt. % of one or more copolymers and from about 10 wt. % to about 30 wt. % of one or more heterophase copolymers. The one or more copolymers include from about 30 mole % to about 70 mole % of monomer units selected from ethylene, 1-butene, and mixtures thereof. The one or more copolymers also include from about 30 mole % to about 70 mole % of propene monomer units. The adhesive composition is free of polyisobutylene and has a viscosity of from about 2,000 mPa·s to about 11,500 mPa·s at 150° C.

ABSORBENT PRODUCT WITH DOUBLE BARRIERS AND SINGLE ELASTIC SYSTEM

Individual layered structures containing particulate material, and process for manifacturing said structures

ABSORBENT ARTICLES AND METHODS OF MAKING

ГИГИЕНИЧЕСКАЯ САЛФЕТКА С ДВУМЯ РАЗНЕСЕННЫМИ ПОПЕРЕЧНЫМИ КРОМКАМИ

Изобретение относится к медицине, в частности касается одноразовых впитывающих выделения изделий. Сущность изобретения: гигиеническая салфетка с двумя разнесенными поперечными кромками, имеющая верхний лист, впитывающую сердцевину, соединенную с верхним листом, и нижний лист. Верхний лист и, связанная с ним, сердцевина отсоединяются от нижнего листа гигиенической салфетки таким образом, чтобы верхний и нижний листы могли разделяться в направлении Z, при этом гигиеническая салфетка имеет поперечную кромку, соединяющую верхний и нижний листы и образующую шарнир для упрощения отделения в направлении Z. Гигиеническая салфетка имеет также средство, регулирующее величину отделения верхнего листа и связанной с ним сердцевины от нижнего листа. Предпочтительным средством для регулирования величины отделения верхнего листа и связанной с ним сердцевины от нижнего листа является продольно ориентированная складка. 8 з.п. ф-лы, 5 ил.

CATAMENIAL PAD

ELASTOMERS MATERIALS WITH LOW STRESS RELAXATION

ABSORBING ARTICLE WITH LATERALLY ADJUSTABLE ONE PARTS

ABSORBENT THROW-AWAY ARTICLE WITH HYDROPHOBER EXTREME LAYER AND IMPROVING LIQUID SUPPORT ABILITY

ABSORBENT THROW-AWAY ARTICLE WITH PARTICULARLY ARRANGED SIDE PARTS

LADY-BIND

Absorbent article

The present invention provides an absorbent article such as a diaper, pant diaper, a sanitary pant or incontinence garment. The article comprises at least one first elastic web material which is ultrasonically welded to at least one second web material along at least one weld seam. The second web material is different to the first elastic web material and said second web material has a degree of elasticity which is different to the elasticity of the first elastic web material. According to the invention, the ultrasonic weld seam between the first elastic web material and the second web material is reinforced to have a weld strength in a direction transverse to the weld seam which is at least 5N/25.4mm. The invention particularly relates to pant-type absorbent articles.

Absorptive article

An absorbent article

Disposable absorbent article with integrally formed elastized containment flaps and cuffs

Absorbent article with breathable backsheet comprising slanted capillary apertures

Absorbent article having lateral barriers

Wash-durable, fluid absorbent substrate with antimicrobial properties and/or improved washability, and hygiene product such as reusable sanitary napkin

The present invention is directed to a substrate, in particular textile material to which one or more antimicrobial and/or hydrophilic and/or stain release agents are adhered. The agent(s) is/are adhered to the substrate in such a manner that they are not released from the textile even if the textile is wetted or washed, so that the textile is reusable. Washability and/or usability of the textile are improved where one or more hydrophilic and/or stain release agents are adhered to the textile. The substrate can be used, e.g., in a reusable sanitary napkin or other hygiene product. The structure of the hygiene product is disclosed, together with a process of attaching the different layers of the hygiene product together by ultrasonic welding. The invention further relates to a method of finishing a substrate by applying and binding antimicrobial and/or hydrophilic and/or stain release agents to the substrate so that the agents are essentially irreversibly adhered to the finished substrate ...

ABSORBENT ARTICLE HAVING SELECTIVELY ALTERABLE DIMENSIONS

WATER-DECOMPOSABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLE

Provided is a water-decomposable absorbent article including a water-decomposable back layer, a water--decomposable and liquid-pervious surface layer, and a water-decomposable absorbent layer sandwiched between the back layer and the surface layer. The absorbent article includes an outer peripheral region being formed in a predetermined width spaced from a peripheral edge of the absorbent article, and an inner region located inside the outer peripheral region. The absorbent layer and the back layer, and/or the absorbent layer and the surface layer are bonded to each other with a water-soluble or water-swellable adhesive therebetween in the inner region, and the interlayer bonding strength of the layers bonded with the adhesive in the inner region is higher than the interlayer bonding strength of the layers in the outer peripheral region, both in wet and in dry.

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR KNURLING MATERIAL

The present invention provides a die for impressing a material between the die and an anvil such as to apply a compressive force to the material. The die comprises a plurality of fields. Each of the fields includes at least two projections arranged to engage the material substantially simultaneously. In addition each of the fields is characterized by a total contact area over which the compressive force is applied. The total contact area of each field is defined by the projections of the respective field. The total contact area of each field is substantially uniform from one field to another such that the pressure applied by each individual field on the die is not more than double the pressure applied by any other individual field on the die. 30 ...

PERSONAL CARE WITH AN APERTURE ALIGNED BY A SKIN ADHESIVE FOR RECEIVING FECAL MATERIAL

An absorbent article comprises a topsheet including a primary aperture for receiving fecal waste, a backsheet joined with at least a portion of the topsheet, an absorbent core disposed between at least a portion of the topsheet and the backsheet, a spacing member disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet. The spacing member provides a void space into which feces can be directed. The absorbent article preferably also includes a body adhering composition disposed about at least a portion of the primary aperture for adhering the topsheet of the absorbent article to the wearer during use.

LAMINATED STRIP MATERIAL

A method for supplying strip material for use in manufacturing a feminine hygiene product includes providing a first strip of a moisture acquisition layer which is prone to damage by stretching and/or by compression and by providing a second strip of a moisture absorption material and arranging the first and second strips in overlying relationship. The strips are attached along their edges by ultrasonic welding which is effected simultaneously with slitting of the strips from overlying webs of the materials so that the stronger moisture absorbent layer carries and protects the acquisition layer while the strips are wound together in a traverse wound package of the strip. After packaging, the laminated strips are withdrawn from the package for subsequent use in formation of the end product.

ABSORBENT ARTICLES WITH BARRIER LEG CUFFS

An absorbent article (20) for personal hygiene having a body-facing surface and an opposed garment-facing surface, the article having a front region (Z1), a back region (Z3) and an intermediate crotch region (Z2). The absorbent article comprises on each longitudinal side a gasketing cuff (32) and a barrier leg cuff (34) formed from the same web of nonwoven barrier material (110). The web of nonwoven barrier material is attached at least in the crotch region (Z2) to the topsheet by a plurality of mechanical and/or heat bonds (70), the plurality of mechanical and/or heat bonds defining in the crotch region a longitudinally extending bonding area (71) having a width W1. An adhesive (75) attaches in the crotch region the topsheet to the backsheet so that the adhesive covers at least 20% of the bonding area, this being also the case when the adhesive is notionally shifted laterally by any distance up to 4 mm.

WASHABLE UNDERPAD AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN UNDERPAD OF THIS TYPE

... ²²²The invention relates to a multilayer washable material which comprises at ²least one layer of a textile material, the layers being joined to one another ²using an adhesive composition, which is characterized in that in the ²interfacial region between each pair of layers bearing against one another ²there is an adhesive composition in the form of a pattern, and no finishing of ²the multilayer material, as such and/or of a smaller part obtained therefrom, ²is carried out. One example of a multilayer washable material of this type is ²a washable underpad comprising a moisture-permeable top layer material (2); a ²moisture-impermeable bottom layer material (3) and a moisture-absorption ²element (1) positioned between them, the top layer material (2), the bottom ²layer material (3) and the moisture-absorption element (1) being joined to one ²another. The adhesive composition used is preferably a moisture-curing ²reactive polyurethane hotmelt material.² ...

BREATHABLE, CLOTH-LIKE FILM/NONWOVEN COMPOSITE

Disclosed herein is a breathable film and a breathable, cloth-like film/nonwoven composite made from the breathable film which is stretch-thinned and bonded to a fibrous polyolefin nonwoven web. Certain thermoplastic films such as, for example, linear low density polyethylene films are difficult to thermally bond to, for example, polypropylene nonwoven webs due to the incompatibility of the two polymers. The present invention incorporates a bonding agent into one or both of the two layers thereby making it easier to thermally bond the two layers together. Processes for forming the various composite are also disclosed.

INDIVIDUAL LAYERED STRUCTURES CONTAINING PARTICULATE MATERIAL, AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING SAID STRUCTURES

The present invention relates to individual layered structures for use in a disposable absorbent article comprising a particulate material contained between containing layers, at least one of the layers being permeable to liquids. The individual layered structure is cut from a larger structure and is joined along at least along part of the cut, and further has end surfaces along said cuts. The individual layered structure comprises at least one patch of material applied along at least part of the end surfaces, wherein the at least one patch of material providing the containing layers with joining means in the at least part of the end surfaces where it is applied. The invention further relates to a process for manufacturing the individual layered structures by cutting them from a larger structure, and then providing them with at least one patch of material applied along at least part of the end surfaces formed along the cut.

Side leakage prevention infant paper diaper

Moire effect laminates and methods for making the same

SERVIETTE HYGIENIQUE PERIODIQUE A CAPACITE D'ABSORPTION AMELIOREE

L'INVENTION CONCERNE UNE SERVIETTE HYGIENIQUE PERIODIQUE COMPOSEE D'UN TAMPON ABSORBANT 12 COMPLETEMENT ENFERME DANS UNE ENVELOPPE PERMEABLE 18, ET D'UNE FEUILLE D'ARRET IMPERMEABLE 32 SERREE ENTRE L'ENVELOPPE ET LE TAMPON ET RECOUVRANT CE DERNIER A L'EXCEPTION DE LA PARTIE CENTRALE DE SA FACE APPLIQUEE AU CORPS DE L'UTILISATRICE, CETTE FEUILLE D'ARRET ETANT SOUDEE A L'ENVELOPPE PAR DEUX JOINTS LINEAIRES ETANCHES 38 ET 40 S'OPPOSANT A LA SORTIE DU LIQUIDE IMPREGNANT LE TAMPON. L'ARTICLE, DONT LA CAPACITE TOTALE D'ABSORPTION EST MIEUX UTILISEE DU FAIT QUE LES JOINTS LINEAIRES ETANCHES RETARDENT L'APPARITION DES FUITES LATERALES, ELIMINE L'IRRITATION CUTANEE PRODUITE PAR CES FUITES ET FACILITE L'EVACUATION DE LA TRANSPIRATION DU FAIT DE L'INTERVALLE EXISTANT ENTRE LA FEUILLE D'ARRET ET L'ENVELOPPE.

일회용 기저귀

... 상하 방향을 갖고, 피부측에 배치되는 피부측 시트; 비피부측에 배치되는 비피부측 시트; 상기 피부측 시트와 상기 비피부측 시트 사이에 배치되는 신축성 부직포; 및 적어도 몸통 둘레부의 상단부보다 하방에 제공되고, 상기 피부측 시트, 상기 비피부측 시트, 및 상기 신축성 부직포를 접합하는 복수의 용착부를 포함하는 일회용 기저귀로서, 상기 몸통 둘레부의 상기 복수의 용착부가 분포되어 있는 점재 영역에는 접착제가 존재하지 않고, 상기 피부측 시트의 상기 점재 영역의 적어도 일부가 일회용 기저귀의 착용시에 피부에 접촉하는 일회용 기저귀.

열적 활성제를 구비한 열가소성 용품

... 압출된 수용성 용품은 90 내지 150℃의 압출 온도를 갖는 수용성 중합체, 가소제, 및 용품의 0.1중량% 내지 50중량%의 총량인 하나 이상의 활성제를 포함한다. 수용성 중합체와 용융 배합하기 전에 활성제(들)와 가소제를 조합함으로써 활성제와 중합체의 상 분리를 방지한다. 용품은 필름, 섬유, 막대, 바 기타 등등을 포함한다. 이러한 용품은 붕대, 의료용 드레이프, 와이프, 시트, 기저귀, 팬티 또는 패드와 같은 흡수 용품 내에 놓일 수도 있다.

흡수성 물품

... [과제] 체액의 확산성을 양호하게 함과 동시에 안정된 흡수량을 유지할 수 있도록 한다. [해결수단] 피부 쪽으로 배치된 상층 시트(10)와 피부가 아닌 쪽으로 배치된 하층 시트(11)사이에 고흡수성 폴리머(12)가 배치된 흡수체(4)를 포함하는 생리용 냅킨(1)이다. 상기 상층 시트(10)는, 피부 쪽으로 팽출하는 상기 고흡수성 폴리머(12) 충전용 공간부(13)를 형성하는 돌출부(14)가 복수 설치되어 있음과 아울러, 상기 돌출부(14)의 둘레 가장자리에 둘레방향을 따라 간헐적으로 상기 상층 시트(10)와 하층 시트(11)가 접합된 접합부(15)가 설치된다.

ABSORBENT ARTICLE

Absorbent Article Having an Extensible Outer Cover and an Extensible Bodyside Liner

ABSORBENT ARTICLE HAVING ENHANCED LEAKAGE PROTECTION

STRAND, SUBSTRATE, AND/OR COMPOSITE COMPRISING RE-ACTIVATABLE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, AND PROCESSES FOR MAKING AND/OR UTILIZING SAME

The present invention is generally directed to webs, components, composites, and strands comprising re-activatable adhesive compositions, as well as health-and-hygiene products employing such webs, components, composites, and strands. By inputting energy to the web, component, composite, or strand (including, for example, an elastic web, component, composite, or strand) comprising a re-activatable adhesive composition, the adhesive is activated (i.e., rendered tacky) so that it can be used to join or adhere the web, component, composite, or strand to another material (or another location on the same web, component, composite, or strand). Generally, energy will be inputted to the adhesive in the form of infrared heat, heat, or ultrasonic energy, although any energy form may be used, so long as the energy is capable of activating the adhesive. Prior to activation, webs, components, composites, and strands comprising such re-activatable adhesives are convenient to handle because the adhesive ...

Absorbent article with more conformable elastics

TACKIFIER-FREE HOT MELT ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR USING THE SAME, AND ARTICLE MADE USING THE SAME

A tackifier-free, hot melt adhesive composition comprises an amorphous, single site-catalyzed, high molecular weight propylene copolymer, preferably with a weight average molecular weight (Mw) greater than 80,000 g/mol; a semicrystalline, single site-catalyzed, low molecular weight propylene copolymer, preferably with an Mw less than 60,000 g/mol; and polyisobutene. The composition may optionally include a plasticizer, a butene-rich copolymer, and an antioxidant. The hot melt adhesive is especially useful for bonding substrates which swell or elongate significantly in use. Such uses include adhering superabsorbent polymers to a substrate or adhering together two substrates, at least one of which has superabsorbent polymers, such as the layers of an absorbent core of a disposable hygiene article, such as a diaper. The composition, which does not contain a tackifier, demonstrates suitable elongation at break, stress retention, and thermal stability, making it well-suited for stabilizing expanded ...

TEAR-RESISTANT ADHESIVE/COMBINATION BOND PATTERN

Bonded composites, absorbent articles comprising such bonded composites, and processes for bonding thin-section elements. The bonded composite has first and second thin-section elements bonded to each other, at least in part by bond elements and at least inpart by adherent material. The adherent material is disposed between the first and second thin-section elements proximate and about the bond elements. The adherent material, at least in part, bonds the thin-section elements to each other at loci of the adherent material. The bond patterns are arranged and configured to preferentially direct stresses imposed on the bond pattern, inwardly into the interior of the bond pattern for distribution, dissipation, and termination.

BELTED STRUCTURE WITH TACKIFIER-FREE ADHESIVE

Pull-on disposable absorbent articles comprising an elastomeric belt and comprising substantially tackifier-free adhesives.

Absorbent article

A leakage-preventing unit 50 of an absorbent article 1 is formed by elastic members 51 and sheets 52 . The leakage-preventing unit 50 includes a central region C and a pair of end unit regions S positioned outside a longitudinal direction L from the central region C. The elastic members 51 includes a fixed unit 51 A fixed to the sheet 52 in a state when the elastic members 51 extend in the longitudinal direction L and a free end 51 B positioned outside the longitudinal direction L from the fixed unit 51 A, which is not fixed to the sheet 52 . The end unit regions S includes a joint processing unit 53 A in which a joint process for joining the portions where the sheets 52 face each other is performed and a non-joint processing unit 53 B in which the joint process is not performed. The free end 51 B is arranged in the non-joint processing unit 53 B.

BODILY FLUID ABSORBENT STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME

A bodily fluid absorbent structure adapted to be stably secured in a state in which a liquid-absorbent core is wrapped with a core wrapping sheet and ensuring a high workability for a process of manufacturing the bodily fluid absorbent structure. A bodily fluid absorbent structure has a first surface and a second surface wherein, on the side of the first surface, a core wrapping sheet and a liquid-absorbent core are bonded to each other by the intermediary of a bond region defined by hot melt adhesive intermittently applied to substantially entire opposite surfaces of the core wrapping sheet and the liquid-absorbent core. On the side of the second surface, lateral portions of the core wrapping sheet are overlapped each other, and the core wrapping sheet and the liquid-absorbent core are secured to each other in compressed end portions formed in the first and second end regions and a compressed middle portions formed in lateral portions of a middle region except a central zone as viewed in a direction of a transverse axis. 1: A bodily fluid absorbent structure having a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis being orthogonal to the longitudinal axis , comprising:a liquid-absorbent core containing at least water-absorbent fibers; anda core wrapping sheet adapted to wrap the liquid-absorbent core entirely, wherein:the bodily fluid absorbent structure has first and second end regions spaced apart from and opposite to each other in a direction of the longitudinal axis and a middle region extending in the direction of the longitudinal direction between the first and second end regions;on the side of the first surface, the core wrapping sheet and the liquid-absorbent core are bonded to each other by the intermediary of a bond region defined by hot melt adhesive intermittently applied to substantially entire opposite surfaces of the core wrapping sheet and the liquid-absorbent core; and,on the side of the second surface, lateral portions of the core wrapping sheet are ...

MALE INCONTINENCE GUARD COMPRISING AN ABSORBENT BARRIER

A male incontinence guard includes a liquid permeable topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent body between the topsheet and the backsheet. The guard has a transverse direction and a longitudinal direction and is divided by a transverse dividing line into a front region with a front transverse edge and a rear region with a rear transverse edge. The front region has a greater maximum extension in the transverse direction than the maximum extension of the rear region in the transverse direction, and the longitudinal extension of the rear region is 10-60% of the longitudinal extension of the guard. 1100200101201102202103101201102202100200104204105205106206107207108208105205107207107207100109209107207. A male incontinence guard (; ) comprising a liquid permeable topsheet (; ) , a backsheet (; ) , and an absorbent body () between said topsheet (; ) and said backsheet (; ) , wherein said guard (; ) has a transverse (x) direction and a longitudinal (y) direction and is divided by a transverse dividing line (; ) into a front region (; ) with a front transverse edge (; ) and a rear region (; ) with a rear transverse edge (; ); said front region (; ) having a greater maximum extension in the transverse direction than the maximum extension of said rear region (; ) in the transverse direction , and wherein the longitudinal extension of said rear region (; ) is 10-60% of the longitudinal extension of said guard () , characterized in that an absorbent barrier (; ) comprising at least one first superabsorbent material is arranged to follow the contour of at least said rear region (; ).2200209209209209209218219206218219207218219209209. A male incontinence guard () according to claim 1 , wherein said absorbent barrier () comprises a first and a second elongate absorbent element (′ claim 1 , ″) claim 1 , said elongate absorbent elements (′ claim 1 , ″) having first ends (′ claim 1 , ′) directed towards said front transverse edge () and second ends (″ claim 1 , ″) located in said rear ...

ABSORBENT PRODUCT

Provided is an underpants-type disposable diaper that is improved in a fit to a part from the intergluteal cleft to the crotch of a wearer and less prone to give a wearer a puffy and discomfort feeling at a crotch portion during wearing. 1. An underpants-type disposable diaper , comprising: an outer sheet forming a front body part and a back body part; and an inner body including an absorbent body and fixed to an internal surface of the outer sheet , the front and back body parts of the outer sheet being joined at both side portions to form a waist opening and a pair of right and left leg openings , whereinthe back body part has at an intergluteal cleft facing portion a bending fit portion which is bent so as to enter into the intergluteal cleft of a wearer,the outer sheet has at each of the front and back body parts a lifting elastic member which exerts a contraction force of a vertical component to lift a crotch portion toward a waist side, anda tensile stress on the front body part undergoing vertical elastic deformation is larger than a tensile stress on the back body part undergoing vertical elastic deformation.2. The underpants-type disposable diaper according to claim 1 , whereinthe back body part has an intergluteal cleft portion elastic member such that, among on the intergluteal cleft facing portion and on both side portions of the same, a lateral contraction force acts on the intergluteal cleft facing portion, and the bending fit portion is formed by the action of contraction of the intergluteal cleft-portion elastic member.3. The underpants-type disposable diaper according to claim 1 , wherein the underpants-type disposable diaper according to claim 1 , whereinthe intergluteal cleft-portion elastic member is an elongated elastic member that laterally extends over the intergluteal cleft facing portion, and, among at the intergluteal cleft facing portion and at both side portions of the same, the intergluteal cleft-portion elastic member is cut finely at ...

Disposable diaper

A pants-type disposable diaper has an outer covering sheet formed of a nonwoven fabric. An absorbent body is attached on the outer covering sheet to absorb excrement from the wearer. Sheet members are bonded, (also called “end sheets” or “end holding sheets”) on the front and back, each end portion of the absorbent body being positioned and fixed between the sheet member and the outer covering sheet. The sheet member may be a laminated sheet of plastic film and nonwoven fabric, stretching of the sheet member is suppressed and it is possible to easily bring the absorbent body in close contact with the crotch region of the wearer when putting the disposable diaper on the wearer. The sheet member may also be formed of nonwoven fabric, a fiber orientation of nonwoven fabric on the sheet member then being orthogonal to the edges of end portions of the outer covering sheet in the longitudinal direction, to suppress longitudinal stretching of the sheet member.

ABSORBENT BODY FOR AN ABSORBENT ARTICLE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING AN ABSORBENT BODY

A method of producing an absorbent body includes the steps of passing a first cut-out from a first web material through a nip and passing a second web material through the nip whereby the cut-out from the first web material overlays the second web material as the cut-out and the second web material pass through the nip. One of the following is performed as the cut-out from the first web material and the second material together pass through the nip: forming a fold line in the second web material at the peripheral edge of the cut-out of the first web material and forming a second cut-out from the second web material having substantially the same shape as the first cut-out from the first web material. 1. A method of producing an absorbent body for an absorbent article of the type worn by a wearer and having an absorbent body disposed generally centrally of said article and adapted for absorbing liquid body waste released by the wearer , the method comprising the steps of:passing a first cut-out from a first web material through a nip;passing a second web material through the nip whereby the cut-out from the first web material overlays the second web material as the cut-out and the second web material pass through the nip; andperforming one of the following as the cut-out from the first web material and the second material together pass through the nip: forming a fold line in the second web material at the peripheral edge of the cut-out of the first web material and forming a second cut-out from the second web material having substantially the same shape as the first cut-out from the first web material.2. A method as set forth in wherein the nip is defined by a pair of conveyor elements claim 1 , the step of passing the second web material through the nip comprising conveying the second web material over one of said conveyor elements to pass therebetween claim 1 , at least one of said conveyor elements having one of a fold-line forming device and a cutting device ...

ABSORBENT ARTICLE AND A METHOD OF FORMING AND USING

An absorbent article is disclosed which is designed to protect both a wearer's penis and scrotum from any bowel movement waste. The absorbent article includes a liquid-impermeable outer cover with a first absorbent and a second absorbent longitudinally positioned on the outer cover. The first absorbent has a first end and a second end, and the second absorbent has a first end and a second end. The second end of the first absorbent is spaced apart from the first end of the second absorbent. A liquid permeable bodyside liner covers the first absorbent and the second absorbent. The absorbent article further includes a fenestrated flap disposed between the first and second absorbents. The fenestrated flap has a first end which is bonded directly to the outer cover. A method of forming the absorbent article, a method of securing the absorbent article onto a body, and a method of removing the absorbent article from a body are also disclosed. 1. An absorbent article comprising:a) a front portion;b) a back portion; andc) a fenestrated flap disposed between said front and back portions, said fenestrated flap having a fenestration formed therethrough which has a non-circular profile and said fenestration sized to permit both a wearer's penis and scrotum to easily pass therethrough.2. The absorbent article of wherein said fenestration is tear shaped.3. The absorbent article of further comprising:a) an outer cover;b) a first absorbent and a second absorbent longitudinally positioned on said outer cover, said first absorbent having a first end and a second end, and said second absorbent having a first end and a second end, and said second end of said first absorbent being spaced apart from said first end of said second absorbent;c) a bodyside liner covering said first absorbent and said second absorbent, and said fenestrated flap disposed between said first and second absorbents, said fenestrated flap having a first end which is secured to both said outer cover and said bodyside ...

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR APPLYING SHORT MACHINE DIRECTION ADHESIVE PATCHES TO A CARRIER LAYER

Apparatus and methods are provided to allow for short length adhesive application in the machine direction. These short length adhesive applications can be used in creation of pocket style rear waistband feces containment features onto running webs for use in diaper manufacturing. Different configurations of adhesive and patch applications can be employed to create the pockets. 1. A method of providing a short machine direction glue pattern on a fast moving web , the method comprising:providing a first intermediate web at a first speed;applying a plurality of cross machine direction adhesive patterns onto said first intermediate web;applying a machine direction adhesive pattern onto at least one of said first intermediate web and a top running web running at a second speed;processing said first intermediate web through a cut slip applicator;severing said first web between successive cross machine direction adhesive patterns to form discrete pieces;accelerating said discrete pieces from said first speed to said second speed;coupling said discrete pieces to said top running web around less than a periphery of said discrete pieces to form a pocket.2. A method of forming a pocket , the method comprising:applying a first adhesive pattern to a running web;placing a first patch of material partially covering said first adhesive pattern to create a zone of covered adhesive and a zone of uncovered adhesive;placing a second patch of material atop said first patch of material and covering said zone of uncovered adhesive.3. A method of forming a pocket , the method comprising:providing a pair of adhesive patterns on outboard edges of a running web of topsheet material,applying a stretched waistband patch onto said adhesive patterns, said patch having a leading edge and a trailing edge not bonded to said topsheet material;coupling a second patch to said running web of topsheet of material and to at least one of said leading edge and said trailing edge of said stretched waistband ...

NONWOVEN FABRIC, ABSORBENT ARTICLE COMPRISING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME

A nonwoven fabric with excellent feel on the skin, excellent air permeability and liquid permeability, and high deformability and superior recoverability. The nonwoven fabric comprises composite fibers that include a first component, and a second component having a lower melting point than the first component, wherein detached portions are created by detaching at least a portion of the second component from the first component and/or the residual portion of the second component, and at least some of the detached portions are tangled and/or fused with other composite fibers. 1. A nonwoven fabric comprising composite fibers that include a first component and a second component having a lower melting point than the first component ,wherein detached portions are created by detaching at least a portion of the second component from the first component and/or residual portions of the second component, and at least some of the detached portions are tangled and/or fused with other composite fibers.2. The nonwoven fabric according to claim 1 , wherein the detached portions are created by detaching at least a portion of the second component from the first component and/or the residual portions of the second component along roughly the longitudinal axial direction of the composite fibers.3. The nonwoven fabric according to claim 1 , wherein the composite fibers are selected from the group consisting of core-sheath composite fibers claim 1 , sea-island composite fibers claim 1 , split mold composite fibers claim 1 , side-by-side composite fibers and mixtures thereof.4. The nonwoven fabric according to claim 1 , wherein the composite fibers are core-sheath composite fibers in which the first component is the core and the second component is the sheath claim 1 , and a portion of the core is exposed without being covered by the sheath.5. The nonwoven fabric according to claim 1 , wherein the nonwoven fabric has a first side with a plurality of projections and a plurality of ...

Method for manufacturing disposable worn article

A method for manufacturing a disposable worn article including an absorbent body 2 and an external sheet 3 , the method including the steps of: carrying a continuous sheet in a carrying direction X, wherein the continuous sheet includes external sheets 3 continuous with one another in the carrying direction, the external sheets 3 being stretchable in a girth direction Y and substantially less stretchable in the carrying direction X perpendicular to the girth direction Y; placing the absorbent body 2 on the continuous sheet while a front portion 2 f , a crotch portion 2 c and a rear portion 2 b are lined up in the carrying direction X; and severing the continuous sheet along a virtual cut-off line extending in the girth direction Y, thereby obtaining individual worn articles each having the absorbent body 2 placed on the external sheet 3.

DISPOSABLE WEARING ARTICLE

A disposable wearing article for reducing uncomfortable feeling of stiffness to a wearer includes a bodily fluid absorbent structure extending from front and rear waist regions to a crotch region. At least one of front and rear end portions of an intermediate panel is attached to a skin-facing side of an elastic waist panel by the intermediary of attachment zones except middle zones of the intermediate panel in a transverse direction. Between non-attachment zones provided in a middle of the intermediate panel as viewed in the transverse direction X and the elastic waist panel, middle void spaces are formed. The bodily fluid absorbent structure has a sheet shape formed of super-absorbent polymer particles wrapped with a liquid-pervious sheet. At least one of front and rear ends of the bodily fluid absorbent structure lies in the middle void spaces. 1. A disposable wearing article having a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction being orthogonal to the longitudinal direction , comprising:a skin-facing side;a non-skin-facing side;a front waist region;a rear waist region;a crotch region extending between the front and rear waist regions;an elastic waist panel defining the front and waist regions; andan intermediate panel attached to the elastic waist panel defining respective parts of the front and rear waist regions and the crotch region, wherein:the intermediate panel has a front end portion lying in the front waist region, a rear end portion lying in the rear waist region and a bodily fluid absorbent structure extending across the crotch region into the front and rear waist regions;at least one of the front and rear end portions is attached to the skin-facing side of the elastic waist panel by the intermediary of attachment zone(s) except middle zones of the intermediate panel in the transverse direction;in non-attachment zone(s) formed in the middle zones of the intermediate panel, middle void spaces are formed between the intermediate panel and the ...

METHOD OF SELECTIVELY ELASTICATING A MOVING WEB AND AN ARTICLE COMPRISING THE ELASTICATED WEB

A method for producing an elasticated chassis web for use as a continuous and coherent layer in a disposable garment, including attaching continuous elastic elements () to a continuous base web () along regularly undulating wave-shaped curves () and cutting out pieces () in crotch segments () of the continuous base web () in order to remove selected parts of the elastic elements () from the base web (). A disposable garment made from the elasticated chassis web includes a chassis layer () having a hole () in a garment crotch portion (). 1. A method for producing an elasticated chassis web for use as a continuous and coherent layer in a disposable pant garment , the method:a) feeding a continuous base web along a production path in a machine direction, the continuous base web having a cross machine direction, transverse to the machine direction, and parallel side edges in the machine direction and having leg edge segments and crotch segments extending in the cross machine direction, and alternating in the machine direction;b) stretching first and second continuous elastic elements;c) feeding said first and second continuous elastic elements in said machine direction, along first and second regularly undulating wave-shaped curves, said curves having equal wave length, and having wave crests directed towards said side edges of said continuous base web and wave troughs directed away from said side edges of said continuous base web, said wave crests and wave troughs of said first wave-shaped curve being in register with said wave crests and wave troughs of said second wave-shaped curve with said elastic elements being at a maximum distance from each other within said leg edge portions of said continuous base web and with said elastic elements being at a minimum distance from each other within said crotch segments of said continuous base web;d) attaching said first and second stretched elastic elements to said continuous base web along said first and second regularly ...

Method And Apparatus For Folding A Web

A web has a series of cut outs that define bridging portions therebetween. A method for folding the web includes providing the web to a first conveyor, folding the web about a folding wheel to define a folded edge that extends through the series of cut outs, transferring the web to a second conveyor having an included angle of 15 to 40 degrees in relation to the first conveyor, folding the web about a folding bar to maintain the folded edge, and spanning at least one cut out with the folding bar and contemporaneously contacting at least two bridge portions with the folding bar to maintain the folded edge of the web about the folding bar as the web passes the folding wheel edge.

COMPONENT FOR A WOUND DRESSING

An absorbent component for a wound dressing, the component comprising a wound contacting layer comprising gel forming fibres bound to a foam layer. 1. An absorbent component for a wound dressing , the component comprising a wound contacting layer comprising gel forming fibres bound to a foam layer.2. The absorbent component for a wound dressing as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the absorbent component is in sheet form.3. The absorbent component for a wound dressing as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the gel forming fibres are woven claim 1 , non-woven and/or knitted.4. The absorbent component for a wound dressing as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the foam layer is an open cell foam.5. The absorbent component for a wound dressing as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the foam layer is a hydrophilic foam.6. The absorbent component for a wound dressing as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the foam layer is bound directly to the wound contacting layer by an adhesive claim 1 , polymer based melt layer claim 1 , by flame lamination or by ultrasound.7. The absorbent component for a wound dressing as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a textile layer is provided between the wound contacting layer and the foam layer.8. The absorbent component for a wound dressing as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a one-way wicking layer is provided between the wound contacting layer and the foam layer.9. A wound dressing comprising an absorbent component having a wound contacting layer with gel forming fibres bound to a foam layer claim 1 , and an adhesive for holding the absorbent component in contact with the wound.10. The wound dressing as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the absorbent forms an island in direct contact with the wound surrounded by periphery of the adhesive.11. The wound dressing as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the adhesive is a silicone adhesive.12. The wound dressing as claimed in claims 9 , wherein the dressing is covered by a film layer on the surface of the dressing furthest from the wound. The ...

ABSORBENT ARTICLES COMPRISING SUBSTANTIALLY IDENTICAL CHASSIS

In one embodiment, taped and pant articles of the present disclosure may comprise first and second chassis that are at least substantially identical. 1. An array of taped and pant articles comprising:a first package comprising a taped article comprising a first chassis;a second package comprising a pant article comprising a second chassis;wherein the first and second chassis have at least one identical component cross sectional order and disposition of a topsheet, backsheet, core, including the core wrap, in at least one the front waist region, back waist region, and crotch region;wherein the taped article is not preclosed and wherein the pant article is preclosed to form a waist opening and leg openings;wherein the taped and pant articles are manufactured by the same manufacturer;wherein the first package comprises a first weight range of a prospective wearer, and wherein said second package comprises a second weight range of a prospective wearer, wherein said first and second weight ranges overlap, at least in part; andwherein the first and second chassis comprise the same core width.2. The array of taped and pant articles of claim 1 , wherein the first and second chassis have the same core glue patterns.3. The array of taped and pant articles of claim 1 , wherein inner cuffs of the first and second articles are folded in the same configuration in at least one the front waist region claim 1 , back waist region claim 1 , and crotch region.4. The array of taped and pant articles of claim 1 , wherein outer cuffs of the first and second articles are folded in the same configuration in at least one the front waist region claim 1 , back waist region claim 1 , and crotch region.5. The array of taped and pant articles of claim 1 , wherein the cores of the first and second chassis comprise super absorbent polymers and adhesive adhered to the super absorbent polymers claim 1 , and wherein the adhesive adhered to of each of the super absorbent polymers is compositionally ...

ABSORBENT ARTICLE

An absorbent article is formed by interposing superabsorbent polymer particles between overlapping two sheets. The pad-shaped absorbent article is composed of superabsorbent polymer particles bonded to the sheet with a hot melt adhesive, absorbing areas where the sheets are not bonded and sealing areas where the sheets are bonded together and surrounding the absorbing areas. Opposed two adjacent bonding areas of the absorbing areas have the sealing areas in between and facing edges which has the sealing areas in between. One of the facing edges is defined by a wavy line having crest and trough portions. 1. An absorbent article having a first direction and a second direction orthogonal to the first direction , comprising:two sheet members, at least one of which is liquid permeable; andsuperabsorbent polymer particles interposed between facing surfaces of the two sheet members;whereinone of the facing surfaces of the two sheet members is coated with a first hot melt adhesive;the superabsorbent polymer particles are bonded to the one of the facing surfaces with the first hot melt adhesive in absorbing areas extending in the second direction and arranged at predetermined intervals in the first direction;the facing surfaces of the two sheet members are further bonded to each other with a second hot melt adhesive in sealing areas outside the absorbing areas, and the sealing areas are substantially free of the superabsorbent polymer particles;the absorbing areas adjacent to each other in the first direction have opposite edges by intermediary of the sealing areas, and at least one of the opposite edges is defined by a wavy line having crest portions and trough portions in the second direction.2. The article defined by claim 1 , wherein the crest and trough portions of one of the opposite edges of the absorbing areas adjacent to each other in the first direction respectively face the crest and trough portions of the other of the opposite edges of the absorbing areas ...

DISPOSABLE DIAPER

A disposable diaper (A) of the present invention is provided with an absorbent body () which includes a topsheet (), a backsheet () and an absorbent member () as being sectioned into a front section (A), a rear section (B) and a crotch section (C). Here, the absorbent member () includes a laminated absorbent member () which is formed by sandwiching high-absorbent polymer with nonwoven () and which is arranged over a range from the front section (A) to the rear section (B). The absorbent member () and the topsheet () are not fixed at the rear section (B) and are fixed at the front section (A) and the crotch section (C). The absorbent body () includes elastic members () across the absorbent member () in a stretching state between the absorbent member () and the topsheet () at the rear section (B). The elastic members () are arranged with both end portions (s) thereof fixed between the topsheet () and the backsheet (), so that the absorbent member () and the topsheet () are separated from each other while used owing to contraction of the elastic members (). 1. A disposable diaper comprising an elongated absorbent body which includes a liquid permeable topsheet , a liquid low-permeable backsheet , and an absorbent member arranged between the sheets , and which is sectioned into a front section , a rear section , and a crotch section , whereinthe absorbent member includes a laminated absorbent member which is formed by sandwiching high-absorbent polymer with two sheets of nonwoven and which is arranged over a range from the front section to the rear section,the absorbent member and the topsheet are not fixed at the rear section and are fixed at the front section and the crotch section,the absorbent body includes a plurality of elastic members across the absorbent member in a stretching state between the absorbent member and the topsheet at the rear section, andthe plurality of elastic members is arranged as being mutually spaced in the longitudinal direction while both ...

FLEXIBLE REUSABLE OUTER COVERS FOR DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT INSERTS

A wearable absorbent article comprising a reusable outer cover and a disposable absorbent insert is provided. The disposable absorbent insert comprises a substantially liquid impermeable backsheet. The reusable outer cover comprises a bending stiffness peak force, measured according to the Bending Stiffness Test. The bending stiffness peak force of the reusable outer cover is less than or equal to 0.20 Newtons. 1. A wearable absorbent article comprising:a reusable outer cover; anda disposable absorbent insert comprising a substantially liquid impermeable backsheet;wherein the reusable outer cover comprises a bending stiffness peak force, measured according to the Bending Stiffness Test, and wherein the bending stiffness peak force of the reusable outer cover is less than or equal to 0.20 Newtons.2. The wearable absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the bending stiffness peak force of the reusable outer cover is less than or equal to 0.18 Newtons claim 1 , measured according to the Bending Stiffness Test.3. The wearable absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the bending stiffness peak force of the reusable outer cover is less than or equal to 0.15 Newtons claim 1 , measured according to the Bending Stiffness Test.4. The wearable absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the reusable outer cover comprises a plurality of layers.5. The wearable absorbent article of claim 4 , wherein each of the layers has a bending stiffness peak force claim 4 , measured according to the Bending Stiffness Test claim 4 , and wherein the bending stiffness peak force of each of the layers is less than or equal to 0.10 Newtons.6. The wearable absorbent article of claim 4 , wherein each of the layers has a bending stiffness peak force claim 4 , measured according to the Bending Stiffness Test claim 4 , and wherein the bending stiffness peak force of each of the layers is less than or equal to 0.08 Newtons.7. The wearable absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the reusable outer cover comprises ...

ABSORBENT PRODUCT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ABSORBENT PRODUCT

In a disposable diaper in a developed state where a front cover sheet and a rear cover sheet are separated from each other to be developed, as distance in a left-right direction from an absorbent body increases, a lower edge of the rear cover sheet goes away from an upper edge of the rear cover sheet and then goes toward the upper edge. A leg elastic member is bonded on the rear cover sheet along its lower edge, in left and right of the absorbent body. As above, the lower end portion of the rear cover sheet is convex downward in each of left and right of the absorbent body, and lower portions of hips of a wearer are wrapped with the lower end portions. It is therefore possible to suppress leakage of excrement from the lower portions of hips of the wearer. 19-. (canceled)10. An absorbent product , comprising:a rear cover sheet;a front cover sheet whose both side portions in a left-right direction are bonded or connectable to both side portions of said rear cover sheet in said left-right direction;an absorbent body which extends from a front middle portion of said front cover sheet to a rear middle portion of said rear cover sheet via a crotch portion of a wearer when worn, said front middle portion being a middle portion in said left-right direction, said rear middle portion being a middle portion in said left-right direction;waist elastic members which are bonded on said front cover sheet and said rear cover sheet along an upper edge of said front cover sheet and an upper edge of said rear cover sheet;leg elastic members which are bonded on said front cover sheet and said rear cover sheet in left and right of said absorbent body, said leg elastic members lying along a lower edge of said front cover sheet and a lower edge of said rear cover sheet;body-fitting elastic members extending in said left-right direction, lying between said waist elastic members and said leg elastic members and being bonded on said front cover sheet and said rear cover sheet; anda rear ...

PANT-TYPE ABSORBENT ARTICLE AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING PANT-TYPE ABSORBENT ARTICLES

A method for producing pant-type absorbent articles each article including a chassis structure having at least one elastic panel and an integrated absorbent core component, the method including a continuous pant-forming process including forming the chassis structure and incorporating the absorbent core component into the chassis structure. The at least one elastic panel is formed by a) separately producing a two-layer laminate including a first non-elastic fibrous nonwoven web and an elastic film, b) activating the two-layer laminate by incremental stretching in at least one direction to render the two-layer laminate elastically stretchable, c) stretching the activated two-layer laminate by 35-200% in at least one direction, d) introducing the two-layer laminate in the pant-forming process, and e) laminating the elastic film of the stretched two-layer laminate to an elastic or nonwoven chassis component. Also, an absorbent pant-type article produced in accordance with the method. 1. (canceled)2. A method for producing pant-type absorbent articles each article including a chassis structure having at least one elastic panel and an integrated absorbent core component , the method including a continuous pant-forming process comprising forming the chassis structure and incorporating the absorbent core component into the chassis structure , wherein the at least one elastic panel is produced by: separately producing a two-layer laminate comprising a first non-elastic fibrous nonwoven web and an elastic film; and', 'activating the two-layer laminate by incremental stretching in at least one activation direction to render the two-layer laminate elastically stretchable; and, 'stretching an activated two-layer laminate by 35-200% in the activation direction and introducing the activated two-layer laminate in the pant-forming process, wherein the activated two-layer laminate is formed bylaminating the elastic film of the stretched, activated two-layer laminate to a continuous ...

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING ABSORBENT CORES

Several variations of core formation techniques and machines to produced cores are disclosed, including a large and small discrete core, formed on a screen and combined; a large and small continuous core, formed on a web; and two and three-dimensional cores, formed on a screen, and core formation on a non-woven web. 1. A method of forming an absorbent core comprising:forming a first core having a super absorbent polymer and fluff mixture layer at a first speed;forming a second core having a second super absorbent polymer and fluff mixture layer at a second speed;debulking said first and second cores;accelerating the second, smaller core from the second speed to substantially match the first speed;combining the first and second cores.2. A method according to claim 1 , said first core having a contoured figure claim 1 , and said second core having a substantially rectangular figure claim 1 , and said second core smaller than said first core.3. A method according to claim 1 , the method further comprising depositing the combined first and second cores onto a top side of a carrier layer traveling at a third speed.4. A method according to claim 3 , wherein said first core is placed onto said carrier layer.5. A method according to claim 3 , wherein said second core is placed onto said carrier layer.6. A method according to claim 3 , the method further comprising wrapping one of said first or said second cores with a material layer prior to deposition on said carrier layer.7. A method according to claim 3 , the method further comprising wrapping both of said first and said second cores with a material layer prior to deposition on said carrier layer.8. A method according to claim 3 , the method further comprising placing said first core onto said carrier layer claim 3 , and said second core onto said first core.9. A method according to claim 3 , the method further comprising placing said second core onto said carrier layer claim 3 , and said first core onto said second core ...

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH STRETCH FILM SIDE PANEL AND APPLICATION OF INTERMITTENT DISCRETE COMPONENTS OF AN ABSORBENT ARTICLE

Apparatus and methods are provided to allow for creation of a configured laminate of a non-woven material, to which a character strip is applied, the character strip exposed by either heat severing and removal of overlying materials, or intermittent application of overlying materials to leave the desired portions of the character strip exposed. A simultaneously formed core insert is applied to a preformed chassis web. 1. A method of forming a disposable product comprising:forming an absorbent core;capturing the absorbent core between a topsheet and a backsheet to form a core insert;supplying a chassis web;providing an image on at least one of said core insert and said chassis web;coupling a stretch material to said chassis web over said image;coupling an intermittent side panel material to said chassis web over said stretch material;bonding said side panel to said chassis web;removing a portion of said stretch film from said chassis web;coupling said core insert with said chassis web.2. A method according to claim 1 , wherein said topsheet assembly is a three-ply laminate comprising an acquisition layer claim 1 , a non-woven layer claim 1 , and a cuff assembly.3. A method according to claim 1 , the method further comprising:providing waist elastic at a waist cap portion of said chassis web;folding said waist cap portion of said chassis web over itself and coupling said portion with said chassis web to form a waist elastic portion of said chassis web.4. A method according to claim 1 , the method further comprising:removing a leg portion from said chassis web;folding said product and bonding said folded product at side seam locations. This is a continuation-in-part application of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/979,154, filed 27 Dec. 2010, which claimed the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/335,018, filed 30 Dec. 2009.This invention relates to an apparatus and method for producing absorbent articles with stretch film side panels. The ...

Absorbent article and sanitary napkin

An absorbent article having a leakage preventing wall that includes a fixing unit and an erection unit. A heightened middle unit is disposed inside in the longitudinal direction more than a wing unit. Fold positions are provided in proximity to a base position of the wing unit. An end pan in the longitudinal direction of compression grooves are configured so as to be disposed outside in the longitudinal direction more than an end part in the longitudinal direction of the erection unit. The end part in the longitudinal direction of the erection unit and a site at which a dimension in the widthwise direction W is the greatest in the compression groove are disposed in proximity to the base position of the wing unit.

COLOR PRINTED LAMINATED STRUCTURE, ABSORBENT ARTICLE COMPRISING THE SAME AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME

The present invention relates to a color printed liquid permeable laminated structure comprising a first liquid permeable layer and a second liquid permeable layer, the first layer is color printed on at least one of its surfaces prior to being laminated to the second layer and stabilizing the laminated structure with a bonding means. These color printed laminated structures are particularly suitable for use in disposable absorbent articles for feminine protection, typically as so called ‘secondary’ topsheet in face to face relation with so called ‘primary’ topsheet, through which they are visible. 1. A color printed liquid permeable laminated structure comprising at least a first liquid permeable layer and a second liquid permeable layer , the second layer being a fibrous web , characterized in that the first layer is color printed on at least one of its surfaces prior laminating it to the second layer and stabilizing the laminated structure with a bonding means.2. A laminated structure according to claim 1 , wherein the first layer is a non-woven claim 1 , preferably a spunbonded non-woven.3. A laminated structure according to claim 1 , wherein the first layer claim 1 , prior laminating it to the second layer claim 1 , is color printed on at least the surface thereof directly adjacent to the second layer in the laminated structure claim 1 , the color print being visible through the first layer on its opposite surface.4. A laminated structure according to claim 1 , wherein the second layer is a dry laid fibrous web claim 1 , typically comprising cellulose fibers.5. A laminated structure according to claim 4 , wherein the dry laid fibrous web is an air laid.6. A laminated structure according to claim 1 , wherein the bonding means stabilizing the structure comprises a latex binder typically selected from the group consisting of vinyl acetate and acrylic ester copolymers claim 1 , ethylene vinyl acetate copolymers claim 1 , styrene butadiene carboxylate copolymers ...

Method of Forming Elastomeric Laminates Having Targeted Elastic Properties for Use in Personal Care Articles

A method of forming an elastomeric laminate having targeted elastic properties for use in personal care articles is disclosed. In particular embodiments, the method comprises providing first and second nonwoven webs; providing a core layer of elastomeric material under tension; sandwiching the core layer between the first and second nonwoven webs; bonding the core layer to at least one of the first and second nonwoven webs; providing an elastomeric film ribbon web under tension; sandwiching the elastomeric film ribbon web between the first and second nonwoven webs; and fusing the elastomeric film ribbon web to the first and second nonwoven webs. In particular embodiments, the core layer of elastomeric material is an elastomeric film web core layer. In particular embodiments, the elastomeric film ribbon web, the core layer, or both is/are bonded to the first and second nonwoven webs solely by fusing, without the use of adhesive. 1. A method of forming an elastomeric laminate having targeted elastic properties for use in personal care articles , the method defining a machine direction and a cross-machine direction , the method comprising:providing first and second nonwoven webs, each defining a cross-direction width;providing a core layer of elastomeric material under tension, said core layer having a cross-direction width at least 75% that of the width of at least one of the first and second nonwoven webs, wherein the core layer of elastomeric material is an elastomeric film web core layer;sandwiching said core layer of elastomeric material between said first and second nonwoven webs;bonding the core layer of elastomeric material to at least one of the first and second nonwoven webs;providing an elastomeric film ribbon web under tension, wherein the elastomeric ribbon web comprises a folded-over, integrally formed portion of the elastomeric film web core layer;sandwiching said elastomeric film ribbon web between said first and second nonwoven webs; andbonding the ...

MACHINE FOR MAKING ABSORBENT SANITARY ARTICLES, SUCH AS NAPPIES FOR BABIES OR INCONTINENCE PADS FOR ADULTS, SANITARY TOWELS OR THE LIKE

In a machine for making absorbent sanitary articles, such as nappies for babies or incontinence pads for adults, sanitary towels or the like, a plurality of operating stations are equipped with cutting and/or sealing devices for the materials of which the articles () consist; all or some of the operating stations each being equipped with at least one laser unit for performing the cutting and/or sealing operation; the laser units all being connected to the same laser source (). 1) A machine for making absorbent sanitary articles , such as nappies for babies or incontinence pads for adults , sanitary towels or the like , comprises a plurality of operating stations equipped with devices for cutting and/or sealing the materials of which the articles consist , characterised in that at least two of the operating stations each comprise at least one laser unit for performing the cutting and/or sealing operation , the laser units being connected to the same laser source.2) The machine for making absorbent sanitary articles according to claim 1 , characterised in that at least two operating stations claim 1 , each comprising at least one laser unit for performing the cutting and/or sealing operation claim 1 , are remote from each other.3) The machine for making absorbent sanitary articles according to claim 1 , characterised in that the laser source is of the diode type.4) The machine for making absorbent sanitary articles according to claim 1 , characterised in that the laser source is of the QCL (quantum cascade laser) semiconductor type.5) The machine for making absorbent sanitary articles according to claim 4 , characterised in that the laser source emits at a frequency of between 2800 cm−1 and 3200 cm−1.6) The machine for making absorbent sanitary articles according to claim 4 , characterised in that the laser source emits at a frequency of between 2900 cm−1 and 3100 cm−1.7) The machine for making absorbent sanitary articles according to claim 4 , characterised in that ...

MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS OF COMPOSITE SHEET OF ABSORBENT ARTICLE

A method of manufacturing a composite sheet includes joining a first elastic strip member to a sheet by feeding and surface-contacting the first elastic strip member to a continuous body of the sheet; and joining a second elastic strip member to the sheet by feeding and surface-contacting the second elastic strip member to the continuous body. The first elastic strip member supplied toward a first spindle portion side roller is subsequently put around an outer circumferential face of the first spindle portion side roller and an outer circumferential face of a first oscillating end side roller. The second elastic strip member supplied toward the second spindle portion side roller of a second oscillating arm is subsequently put around an outer circumferential face of a second spindle portion side roller and an outer circumferential face of the second oscillating end side roller of the second oscillating arm. 19-. (canceled)10. A manufacturing apparatus of a composite sheet of an absorbent article that\ joins a continuous body of an elastic strip member in a predetermined meander pattern to a continuous body of a sheet continuously transported in a transporting direction , the apparatus comprising:a first guide member that joins a continuous body of a first elastic strip member to a continuous body of a sheet by feeding and surface-contacting the continuous body of the first elastic strip member to the continuous body of the sheet, via a first oscillating arm that oscillates in a direction intersecting the transporting direction with a first spindle portion as a swivel center; anda second guide member that joins a continuous body of a second elastic strip member to the continuous body of the sheet by feeding and surface-contacting the continuous body of the second elastic strip member to the continuous body of the sheet, via a second oscillating arm that oscillates in a direction intersecting the transporting direction with a second spindle portion as a swivel center, ...

Unitary Absorbent Core

A unitary absorbent core includes a nonwoven layer which has a body-facing surface and a garment-facing surface. At least a portion of a first binding agent is impregnated into the garment-facing surface. A superabsorbent material is located on the impregnated surface, and a second binding agent is located on the superabsorbent material and can be superimposed onto the first binding agent. The unitary absorbent core can be utilized for absorbing viscous fluids. 1. A unitary absorbent core made by the process comprising:providing a nonwoven layer having a body-facing surface and an opposing garment-facing surface;applying a first binding agent to said garment-facing surface so that said first binding agent at least partially impregnates into said garment-facing surface;applying a superabsorbent material to said garment-facing surface; andapplying a second binding agent to said superabsorbent material.2. The unitary absorbent core of further comprising at least partially drying said first binding agent before applying said superabsorbent material.3. The unitary absorbent core of wherein said drying is selected from the group consisting of heated air claim 2 , infrared claim 2 , microwave claim 2 , and vacuum.4. The unitary absorbent core of wherein applying said superabsorbent material and applying said second binding agent may be alternately repeated.5. The unitary absorbent core of further comprising adding at least one odor reducing agent.6. The unitary absorbent core of further comprising adding at least one fluid modifying additive.7. The unitary absorbent core of wherein said process is continuous.8. The unitary absorbent core of wherein said process is selected from the group consisting of airlaid nonwoven process and bonded carded web process.9. A unitary absorbent core made by a continuous bonded carded web process comprising:providing a nonwoven layer having a body-facing surface and an opposing garment-facing surface;applying a first binding agent to said ...

SEALED CORE FOR AN ABSORBENT ARTICLE

An absorbent article is provided including a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet. The core defines a wearer facing side oriented towards a wearer when the article is being worn and an opposed garment facing side. The core includes a storage layer that also defines a wearer facing side and an opposed garment facing side. The core further includes a first core wrap sheet covering the wearer facing side of the storage layer, and a second core wrap sheet covering the garment facing side of the storage layer. The first core wrap sheet is joined to the second core wrap sheet along at least one stripe of juncture. The stripe of juncture extends in at least one of the transversal and longitudinal directions. 1. An absorbent article extending along a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis , the absorbent article comprising:a topsheet;a backsheet; andan absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, the core defining a wearer facing side oriented towards a wearer when the article is being worn and an opposed garment facing side, wherein the core includes 1) a storage layer comprising a wearer facing side and an opposed garment facing side, 2) a first core wrap sheet covering the wearer facing side of the storage layer, and 3) a second core wrap sheet covering the garment facing side of the storage layer, wherein the first core wrap sheet is joined to the second core wrap sheet along at least one stripe of juncture, wherein the stripe of juncture extends in at least one of the longitudinal and transversal directions, and wherein the first and second core wrap sheets together form a C-wrap around at least a portion of the storage layer.2. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the stripe of juncture comprises an adhesive.3. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the stripe of juncture is created by meltblown spraying claim 1 , spiral spraying claim 1 , or omega spraying.4. The absorbent article ...

BONDING PATTERN FOR DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLES

In accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure, an article includes a first web and second web underlying the first web. The first web includes a precursor web having a pattern of discrete substantially columnar protruded extensions extending only from a first surface of the precursor web, each of the protruded extensions having a sidewall defining an open proximal portion and a closed distal portion. The article further includes a bonding pattern. The bonding pattern includes a plurality of discrete bonding points and a sized spacing between each adjacent bonding point sufficient to have inscribed therein a circle having a diameter of about 1 mm to about 12 mm The article comprises between about 70 to 100 discrete bonding points for every 25 to 40 mm along a longitudinal axis of the article. 1. An article comprising:a first web comprising a precursor web having a pattern of discrete substantially columnar protruded extensions extending only from a first surface of the precursor web, each of the protruded extensions having a sidewall defining an open proximal portion and a closed distal portion,a second web underlying the first web, wherein each of the first and second webs comprises;a bonding pattern adhering together the first web and the second web, the bonding pattern comprising a plurality of discrete bonding points and a sized spacing between each adjacent bonding point sufficient to have inscribed therein a circle having a diameter of about 1 mm to about 12 mm, wherein the article comprises between about 70 to 100 discrete bonding points for every 25 to 40 mm along a longitudinal axis of the article.2. The article of claim 1 , wherein the article comprises a first end region of the first web and a first end region of the second webs that is about 10% to about 30% of a total area of the article.3. The article of claim 1 , wherein the article comprises a second end region of the first web and a second end region of the second web that is about 10% to about ...

Apparatus and Method for Making a Layered Elastic Substrate

A first elastic material is advanced in a machine direction in a stretched state to a first metering device at a speed, V. A second elastic material is advanced in the machine direction in a stretched state to a second metering device at a speed, V. First and second substrate layers are advanced in a machine direction to a third metering at a speed, V, along with the first and second elastic materials. The first and second elastic materials are bonded to the first and second substrate layers at the third metering device to form a layered elastic substrate. The layered elastic substrate is advanced to a fourth metering device at a speed, V. V is less than V, V is greater than V and V, V is less than V, and V is greater than V and V 1. A method for making a layered elastic substrate , the method comprising the steps of:{'b': '1', 'advancing a first elastic material in a machine direction to a first metering device at a speed, V, wherein the first elastic material is in a stretched state;'}{'b': '2', 'advancing a second elastic material in the machine direction to a second metering device at a speed, V, wherein the second elastic material is in a stretched state;'}advancing a first substrate layer in the machine direction, the first substrate layer having a first surface and an opposing second surface;advancing a second substrate layer in the machine direction, the second substrate layer having a first surface and an opposing second surface;{'b': '3', 'advancing the first elastic material, the second elastic material, the first substrate layer and the second substrate layer in the machine direction to a third metering device at a speed, V;'}bonding the first and second elastic materials in the stretched states to the first surface of the first substrate layer and the first surface of the second substrate layer at the third metering device to form a layered elastic substrate; and{'b': 4', '1', '2', '3', '1', '2', '4', '3', '4', '1', '2, 'advancing the layered elastic ...

Method and Apparatus for Attaching Elastic Components to Absorbent Articles

A first substrate advances in the first direction and a second substrate advances in the second direction. The first substrate advances onto an outer circumferential surface of a drum in a stretched state. The first substrate may be cut into discrete lengths of elastic substrate. The drum may be configured with vacuum to hold the discrete length of elastic substrate in a stretched state. The second substrate may advance in the second direction by a conveyor. The conveyor includes a roller having a curved outer surface that deforms the second substrate so as to define a curve in the first direction. A tamper apparatus intermittently displaces a deformed portion of the second substrate into contact with a discrete length of elastic substrate on the outer circumferential surface of the drum. The discrete length of elastic substrate bonds with the second substrate and is removed from the drum. 1. A method for applying discrete lengths of a first substrate to a second substrate , the method comprising the steps of:rotating a drum about an axis of rotation, the drum having an outer circumferential surface, wherein the outer circumferential surface has a contour;advancing a first substrate in a first direction;stretching the first substrate along the first direction;advancing the stretched first substrate onto the outer circumferential surface of the drum;cutting the stretched first substrate into discrete lengths of substrate while advancing on the outer circumferential surface of the drum, wherein each discrete length includes a first end region, a second end region, and a central region separating the first and second end regions;advancing a second substrate in a second direction, wherein the second direction crosses the first direction;deforming a portion of the second substrate along the first direction to define a curve extending along the first direction;repeatedly displacing the deformed portion of the second substrate into contact with the discrete lengths of ...

Absorbent Articles With Improved Core

An absorbent article including a wearer-facing topsheet, a backsheet and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, characterized in that the absorbent core includes: a first absorbent layer comprising a first substrate, a layer of first superabsorbent polymer particles deposited on the first substrate, and a fibrous layer of thermoplastic adhesive material covering the layer of first superabsorbent polymer particles; a second absorbent layer, the second absorbent layer comprising a second substrate and a mixed layer deposited on the second substrate, the mixed layer comprising a mixture of second superabsorbent particles and cellulosic fibers, the first absorbent layer and the second absorbent layer being combined together such that at least a portion of the fibrous layer of thermoplastic adhesive material of the first absorbent layer contacts at least a portion of the mixed layer of the second absorbent layer, and wherein the first absorbent layer is placed closer to the topsheet than the second layer. 2. The absorbent article according to claim 1 , wherein the deposition area of the layer of first superabsorbent polymers comprises discrete land areas separated by junction areas substantially free of the first superabsorbent polymer particles.3. The absorbent article according to claim 2 , wherein the fibrous layer of thermoplastic adhesive material covers the land areas and the junction areas.4. The absorbent article according to claim 2 , wherein the core has a longitudinal axis claim 2 , and wherein the basis weight of the first superabsorbent polymer particles in the land areas varies to form a profiled distribution of the first superabsorbent polymer particles in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the core.5. The absorbent article according to claim 1 , wherein the core has a longitudinal axis claim 1 , and wherein the first absorbent layer comprises one or more channels substantially extending in the longitudinal direction of ...

ABSORBENT ARTICLES WITH IMPROVED CORE

An absorbent article comprising a wearer-facing topsheet, a backsheet and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, characterized in that the absorbent core comprises: 2. The absorbent article according to claim 1 , wherein the deposition area of the layer of second superabsorbent polymer particles comprises discrete land areas separated by junction areas substantially free of the second superabsorbent polymer particles.3. The absorbent article according to claim 2 , wherein the fibrous layer of thermoplastic adhesive material covers the land areas and the junction areas.4. The absorbent article according to claim 2 , wherein the core has a longitudinal axis claim 2 , and wherein the basis weight of the second superabsorbent polymer particles in the land areas varies to form a profiled distribution of the second superabsorbent polymer particles in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the core.5. The absorbent article according to claim 1 , wherein the core has a longitudinal axis claim 1 , and wherein the second absorbent layer comprises one or more channels substantially extending in the longitudinal direction of the core claim 1 , the channels being free of the second superabsorbent polymer particles.6. The absorbent article according to claim 5 , wherein the length of the one or more channels is at least 20% of the length of the core and the width of the one or more channels is at least 5 mm.7. The absorbent article according to claim 5 , wherein the first absorbent layer comprises one or more channels substantially extending in the longitudinal direction of the core.8. The absorbent article according to claim 7 , wherein the one or more channels of the first and second absorbent layers are at least partially overlapping and the first and second substrates are bonded to each other through the one or more channels.9. The absorbent article according to claim 1 , wherein the first substrate and the second substrate are made of nonwoven ...

Elastic Composite for a Disposable Absorbent Garment, and a System and Process for Making the Elastic Composite and a Garment Having the Elastic Composite

A method is provided for making an elastic composite for incorporation into a disposable absorbent garment. An elastic element applicator is provided that is configured to move a section of a continuous strand of elastic element generally about a plane. A first web of material is conveyed in a first web moving direction such that the first web intersects the plane. Then, the applicator is operated to move the elastic element about the plane, thereby applying the section of elastic element onto the first web along a direction generally transverse to the web moving direction and such that the first web draws the continuous elastic strand from the elastic element applicator as the first web is conveyed away from the plane. The elastic element applicator may be in the form of a spin cylinder or bracket that is operated to spin the elastic element about the moving first web, thereby applying the elastic element on the first web. 1. (canceled)2. (canceled)3. (canceled)4. (canceled)5. (canceled)6. (canceled)7. (canceled)8. (canceled)9. (canceled)10. (canceled)11. (canceled)12. (canceled)13. (canceled)14. (canceled)15. (canceled)16. (canceled)17. (canceled)18. (canceled)19. (canceled)20. (canceled)21. (canceled)22. An elastic composite for incorporation into a disposable absorbent garment , said elastic composite comprising:a base layer;a top layer; andan elastic construction disposed therebetween, said elastic construction including a plurality of longitudinally spaced apart elastic elements;wherein at least one said top and base layers defines a first side edge and a second side edge and a longitudinal centerline spaced inwardly of said side edges, said elastic construction being spaced laterally from said side edges and disposed between said top and base layers; andwherein each said elastic element is oriented along a direction in transverse relation to the longitudinal centerline, and wherein at least a plurality of successive elastic elements in said elastic ...

Method and unit for making sections of padding for absorbent sanitary articles

In a unit for making sections of padding for absorbent sanitary articles comprising a first rotary conveyor for feeding and forming a continuous succession of outer pads, comprising at least one layer, a second rotary conveyor for feeding and forming a continuous succession of inner pads comprising two layers, a third rotary conveyor for the pads defining a position for superposing the outer pads and the inner pads, there are compressing means for the two-layer inner pads upstream of the superposing position and second compressing means for the superposed pads downstream of the superposing position.

Methods and Apparatus for Applying Adhesives in Patterns to an Advancing Substrate

Methods and apparatuses herein may provide for the application of viscous fluids, such as adhesives, in pre-determined patterns to an advancing substrate. The fluid application apparatus may include a slot die applicator and a substrate carrier. The substrate carrier may include one or more pattern elements and may be adapted to advance the substrate past the slot die applicator as the slot die applicator discharges adhesive onto the substrate. In operation, the substrate is disposed on the substrate carrier; the substrate carrier advances the substrate past the slot opening of the slot die applicator. In turn, the substrate is intermittently compressed between the slot die applicator and the pattern surface of the pattern element. As the substrate is intermittently compressed, adhesive discharged from the slot die applicator is applied onto the substrate in an area having a shape substantially the same as a shape defined by the pattern surface. 1. An absorbent article comprising: an inner, body-facing surface;', 'an outer, garment-facing surface;', 'a first waist region;', 'a second waist region; and', 'a crotch region disposed intermediate the first and second waist regions; and, 'a chassis comprisinga pair of longitudinally extending side edges;a first outer edge extending laterally adjacent the first waist region;a second outer edge extending laterally adjacent the second waist region;a substrate including a first surface disposed opposite of a second surface and an unconstrained caliber, Hs; andadhesive discharged directly from a slot die applicator onto the second surface of the substrate in an area having a shape that is substantially the same as a shape defined by a pattern surface that is positioned a minimum distance, Hg, from the slot die applicator, wherein that is less than the unconstrained caliper, Hs, of the substrate.2. The absorbent article of claim 1 , further comprising a backsheet claim 1 , wherein the backsheet includes the substrate.3. The ...

PANT AND METHOD FOR MAKING SUCH A PANT

A method for positioning side panels during manufacture of a pant includes positioning the side panels on side panel transfer devices. The side panels move perpendicular to a pant transport plane as the pant is transported in the machine direction and the side panels reside on the side panel transfer devices. The side panels can include refastenable fastening components. The method and apparatus can move the fastening components closer together in the cross-machine direction or maintain the fastening components at a constant cross-machine position while the side panels reside on the side panel transfer devices. 1. A method of positioning side panels during manufacturing of a pant , the method comprising:positioning a first conveyor and a second conveyor in a machine direction and defining a machine center line extending in the machine direction, the first and second conveyors comprising a generally planar pants-forming portion that defines a pant transport plane;positioning side panel transfer devices transversely outward from the machine center line, each side panel transfer device defining a linear side panel transport path which intersects the pant transport plane;transporting the pant along a linear path of the first and second conveyors along the pant transport plane; andtransporting one of the side panels on each of the side panel transfer devices in the machine direction so that each of the side panels intersects the pant transport plane.2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising allowing at least a portion of each of the side panels to move toward the machine center line while the side panels are being transported by the respective side panel transfer device.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the side panels includes a distal edge claim 1 , the distal edge of at least one of the side panels being directly supported by the side panel transfer devices.4. The method of claim 1 , wherein transporting one of the side panels on each of the side panel ...

Absorbent article

Provided is an absorbent article such as a disposable diaper wherein, when using a configuration that attaches the fastening tapes directly to the outer nonwoven fabric layer without using target tapes, the strength of the outer nonwoven fabric layer can be maintained while the fastening strength of the fastening tapes is maintained even with repeated use. A disposable diaper ( 1 ) is provided with an adhesive layer ( 80 ) that is formed from an adhesive and glues a barrier sheet ( 20 ) to an outer-layer nonwoven fabric layer ( 40 ). The adhesive layer ( 80 ) has an adhesive-coating pattern such that the orientation of the fibers forming the outer-layer nonwoven fabric layer ( 40 ) and the orientation of the resin forming the barrier sheet ( 20 ) intersect.

DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH EXTENSIBLE AND RETRACTABLE CORE

A disposable absorbent garment can include a waistband assembly that is configured to be worn about a waist of a subject, and an absorbent panel assembly having first and second ends that are coupled to the waistband assembly. The absorbent panel assembly can include a liquid-pervious body-side layer, a liquid impervious external layer, and an absorbent core positioned between the body-side and external layers. At least one of the absorbent panel assembly or the waistband assembly includes a contraction region, such as near the absorbent core, that is configured to be extensible and retractable along a longitudinal axis of the absorbent core. The longitudinal axis can be substantially parallel to a vertical or height axis of a wearer when the absorbent garment is worn by an upright or standing individual. 1. A disposable absorbent garment , comprising:a waistband assembly configured to be worn about a waist of a subject; andan absorbent panel assembly having first and second ends that are coupled to the waistband assembly, the absorbent panel assembly including a liquid-pervious body-side layer, a liquid impervious external layer, and an absorbent core positioned between the body-side and external layers;wherein at least one of the absorbent panel assembly or the waistband assembly includes a first contraction region that is configured to be extensible and retractable along a longitudinal axis of the absorbent core.2. The disposable absorbent garment of claim 1 , wherein the first contraction region is configured to elastically retract the absorbent core toward the waistband assembly.3. The disposable absorbent garment of claim 2 , wherein the waistband assembly comprises the first contraction region.4. The disposable absorbent garment of claim 3 , wherein the waistband assembly further comprises a second contraction region that is configured to be extensible and retractable along a direction that is substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the absorbent ...

ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH A LOTIONED TOPSHEET

An absorbent article having a longitudinal axis extending in a longitudinal direction and a transversal axis extending in a transversal direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The absorbent article comprises a fluid-permeable topsheet, a lotion on the topsheet having a lotion pattern covering a lotion pattern area, a fluid-impermeable backsheet, and an absorbent core between the topsheet and the backsheet. The core wrap defines a core footprint in a plane parallel to the longitudinal direction and transversal direction. The article comprises an intermediate layer between the topsheet and the absorbent core, the intermediate layer comprising at least one longitudinally-extending channel, preferably at least a pair of longitudinally-extending channels disposed symmetrically on each side of the longitudinal axis. The topsheet is depressed in the channel(s). The lotion-to-channel overlap ratio ranges from 0% to 20% of the area of the channel(s). The lotion-to-channel overlap ratio is the percentage of the channel(s) of the intermediate layer overlapping with the lotion pattern. 1. An absorbent article having a longitudinal axis extending in a longitudinal direction and a transversal axis extending in a transversal direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction , wherein the absorbent article comprises:a fluid-permeable topsheet defining a wearer-facing side of the article;a lotion on the topsheet having a lotion pattern covering a lotion pattern area;a fluid-impermeable backsheet defining a garment-facing side of the article;an absorbent core between the topsheet and the backsheet, wherein the absorbent core comprises an absorbent material in a core wrap, the core wrap defining a footprint in a plane parallel to the longitudinal direction and the transversal direction;an intermediate layer between the topsheet and the absorbent core, the intermediate layer comprising one or more longitudinally-extending channel(s), wherein the topsheet is depressed ...

METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN EXUDATE MANAGEMENT LAYER FOR USE IN AN ABSORBENT ARTICLE

An absorbent article can have a topsheet layer, a liquid impermeable layer, and an absorbent core positioned between the topsheet layer and the liquid impermeable layer. The absorbent article can further include an exudate management layer in fluid communication with the topsheet layer. In various embodiments, the exudate management layer can be positioned on a body facing surface of the topsheet layer. In various embodiments, the exudate management layer can be positioned between the topsheet layer and the absorbent core. The exudate management layer has a first component which defines an opening for direct passage of body exudates into the absorbent core. The exudate management layer has a second component which at least partially overlaps the first component of the exudate management layer and further extends in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article in a direction towards the posterior region of the absorbent article. 1. A method of manufacturing an exudate management layer having a first component and a second component , the method comprising the steps of: i. a cutting roller having an exterior surface upon which are positioned a pair of first cutting tools extending in a cross-machine direction of the cutting roller and a second cutting tool positioned between and separating the pair of first cutting tools wherein the second cutting tool has a shape different than a shape of the first cutting tools, wherein the cutting roller is associated with a first vacuum system;', 'ii. an anvil roller; and', 'iii. a transfer roller associated with a second vacuum system and an air blowing system;, 'a) providing an apparatus for forming the exudate management layer, the apparatus comprisingb) providing a base material to the apparatus;c) partitioning the base material into at least a first exudate management layer pre-form and a second exudate management layer pre-form;d) partitioning the base material within the first exudate management layer pre-form to ...

Absorbent articles with barrier leg cuffs

An absorbent article ( 20 ) for personal hygiene having a body-facing surface and an opposed garment-facing surface, the article having a front region (Z 1 ), a back region (Z 3 ) and an intermediate crotch region (Z 2 ). The absorbent article comprises on each longitudinal side a gasketing cuff ( 32 ) and a barrier leg cuff ( 34 ) formed from the same web of nonwoven barrier material ( 110 ). The web of nonwoven barrier material is attached at least in the crotch region (Z 2 ) to the topsheet by a plurality of mechanical and/or heat bonds ( 70 ), the plurality of mechanical and/or heat bonds defining in the crotch region a longitudinally extending bonding area ( 71 ) having a width W 1 . An adhesive ( 75 ) attaches in the crotch region the topsheet to the backsheet so that the adhesive covers at least 20% of the bonding area, this being also the case when the adhesive is notionally shifted laterally by any distance up to 4 mm.

METHOD OF MANUFACTURING STRETCHABLE SHEET

To acquire a stretchable sheet having air permeability due to the presence of through-holes, with no hole formed through outer layers. 1. A method of manufacturing a stretchable sheet that stretches and contracts , the method comprising:interposing a resilient film that stretches and contracts, in a stretched state between a first sheet layer having no elasticity and a second sheet layer having no elasticity; andjoining the first sheet layer and the second sheet layer together with a number of joints directly or through the resilient film by melting the resilient film with ultrasonic fusion energy applied by a thermal fusion device from an outside of the first sheet layer and an outside of the second sheet layer to a number of joint regions with intervals, in a state where the resilient film has been interposed in the stretched state between the first sheet layer and the second sheet layer, during the interposing,wherein a through-hole is formed through at least a boundary portion in a direction of the stretching between the resilient film and each of the joints, with the first sheet layer and the second sheet layer retained, no hole being formed over the entirety of each of the joint regions, during the joining.2. A method of manufacturing a stretchable sheet that stretches and contracts , the method comprising:interposing a resilient film that stretches and contracts, in a stretched state between a first sheet layer having no elasticity and a second sheet layer having no elasticity, the first sheet layer being supplied in a machine direction, the second sheet layer being supplied in the machine direction, the resilient film being supplied in the machine direction; andjoining the first sheet layer and the second sheet layer together with a number of joints directly or through the resilient film by melting the resilient film with ultrasonic fusion energy applied by a thermal fusion device from an outside of the first sheet layer and an outside of the second sheet ...

METHOD OF MANUFACTURING STRETCHABLE SHEET

To acquire a stretchable sheet having air permeability due to the presence of through-holes, with no hole formed through outer layers. 1. A method of manufacturing a stretchable sheet that stretches and contracts , the method comprising:interposing a resilient film that stretches and contracts, in a stretched state between a first sheet layer having no elasticity and a second sheet layer having no elasticity; andjoining the first sheet layer and the second sheet layer together with a number of joints directly or through the resilient film by melting the resilient film with ultrasonic fusion energy applied by a thermal fusion device from an outside of the first sheet layer and an outside of the second sheet layer to a number of joint regions with intervals, in a state where the resilient film has been interposed in the stretched state between the first sheet layer and the second sheet layer, during the interposing,wherein the thermal fusion device includes an anvil roll and an ultrasonic horn,the anvil roll includes a number of protruding portions formed with intervals in a roll length direction and in an outer circumferential direction on an outer surface,a counter roll is arranged to face the anvil roll, andthe resilient film is supplied around the counter roll so as to be supplied around the anvil roll, and the anvil roll is accelerated to be faster than the counter roll in peripheral speed to stretch the resilient film and additionally a group of the protruding portions of the anvil roll and the ultrasonic horn performs the joining.2. The method of manufacturing the stretchable sheet according to claim 1 , wherein a through-hole is formed through at least a boundary portion in a direction of the stretching between the resilient film and each of the joints claim 1 , with the first sheet layer and the second sheet layer retained claim 1 , no hole being formed over the entirety of each of the joint regions claim 1 , during the joining.3. The method of manufacturing ...

APERTURED NONWOVEN WEBS

An apertured nonwoven web is provided. The apertured nonwoven web comprises carded fibers, a first side, and a second side. The apertured nonwoven web defines a plurality of apertures therein. The apertures may each have a first side aperture size and a second side aperture size, and a ratio of the first side aperture size to the second side aperture size may be between about 1.15:1 to about 1:1.15. The plurality of apertures may have an aperture size regularity of about 1% to about 15%. The plurality of apertures may have an aperture shape regularity between about 1% to about 12%. 1. An absorbent article comprising:a nonwoven topsheet:a liquid impermeable backsheet; andan absorbent core positioned at least partially intermediate the topsheet and the backsheet; carded fibers;', 'a first side; and', 'a second side;', 'wherein the topsheet defines a plurality of apertures;', 'wherein the apertures each have a first side aperture size and a second side aperture size, wherein a ratio of the first side aperture size to the second side aperture size is between about 1.15:1 and about 1:1.15, according to the Aperture Size Ratio Test;', 'wherein the plurality of apertures have an aperture size regularity of about 1% to about 15%, according to the Aperture Size Regularity Test; and', 'wherein the plurality of apertures have an aperture shape regularity of between about 1% to about 12%, according to the Aperture Shape Regularity Test., 'wherein the topsheet comprises2. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the topsheet comprises:a first nonwoven layer comprising the carded fibers, wherein the first nonwoven layer forms the first side; anda second nonwoven layer joined to the first nonwoven layer, wherein the second nonwoven layer forms the second side.3. The absorbent article of claim 2 , wherein the first nonwoven layer is naturally hydrophobic.4. The absorbent article of claim 2 , wherein the first nonwoven layer is treated to be hydrophobic.5. The absorbent article of ...

DISPOSABLE WORN ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME

The present invention relates to a disposable worn article, including: an absorbent body including an absorbent core which absorbs body fluid laminated between a liquid-permeable top sheet and a liquid-impermeable back sheet ; a pair of front flaps Ff extending in a girth direction X to be continuous with a front portion of the absorbent body that covers a front surface of a torso of a wearer; and a pair of back flaps Fb extending in the girth direction to be continuous with a back portion of the absorbent body that covers a back surface of the torso of the wearer, wherein: the front and back flaps Ff and Fb include a stretchable non-woven fabric that stretches in the girth direction X; and an entire area of the absorbent core is not essentially covered by the stretchable non-woven fabric 12-. (canceled)3. A method for manufacturing a disposable worn article , the worn article including:an absorbent body including an absorbent core absorbing body fluid, the absorbent core laminated between a liquid-permeable top sheet and a liquid-impermeable back sheet;a pair of front flaps extending in a girth direction to be continuous with a front portion of the absorbent body that is adapted to cover a front surface of a torso of a wearer; anda pair of back flaps extending in the girth direction to be continuous with a back portion of the absorbent body that is adapted to cover a back surface of the torso of the wearer, wherein:the front flaps and the back flaps each include at least one stretchable non-woven fabric that stretches in the girth direction; andan entire area of the absorbent core is not covered by the stretchable non-woven fabric,the method comprising the steps of: obtaining a first and second laminate non-woven fabrics including pieces of the stretchable non-woven fabric arranged intermittently on a continuous non-woven fabric that is continuous in a longitudinal direction and is non-stretchable while the pieces of the stretchable non-woven fabric are being ...

BREATHABLE AND MICROPOROUS THIN THERMOPLASTIC FILM

Breathable, thermoplastic films, laminates, and methods of making films having a basis weight less than or equal to 15 gsm and a water vapor transmission rate of at least about 500 grams HO/24-hour/m, wherein the film has a ratio of the MD load at break to the CD load at break of less than about 10, and at least one of a machine direction notched Elmendorf tear strength of at least about 5 g or a machine direction notched trapezoidal tear strength of at least about 15 g, are disclosed. 1. A thermoplastic film made by a method comprising:extruding a web comprising a thermoplastic polymer;advancing the web onto a chill roller to form a film, the chill roller having a first temperature below the melting point of the thermoplastic polymer;advancing the film to a machine direction orientation section comprising at least one heated roller and at least one stretching roller;stretching the film in the machine direction orientation section while maintaining the film at a second temperature that produces limited machine direction orientation; andstretching the film in the cross-direction;{'sub': '2', 'sup': '2', 'wherein the thermoplastic film has a ratio of machine direction load at break to a cross-direction load at break of less than about 10, a basis weight of 15 gsm or less, and a breathability of at least 500 grams HO/24-hour/m.'}2. The film of claim 1 , wherein the second temperature is from about 80° C. to about 150° C.3. The film of claim 1 , wherein advancing the film through the machine direction orientation section is subsequent to stretching the film in the cross-direction.4. The film of claim 1 , wherein advancing the film through the machine direction orientation section is prior to stretching the film in the cross-direction.5. The film of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises one or more of casting claim 1 , blowing claim 1 , calendering claim 1 , mono-extruding claim 1 , co-extruding claim 1 , chill casting claim 1 , and nip embossing the web.6. The ...

ABSORBENT ARTICLE

[Problem] To prevent separation and accompanying tearing of a front-surface sheet when non-heat-fusible fibers are used in the front-surface sheet. 1. An absorbent article in which an absorber is interposed between a front-surface sheet on a skin side and a back-surface sheet on a non-skin side , and side sheets are disposed on both side portions along a longitudinal direction , whereinthe front-surface sheet contains non-heat-fusible fibers and the side sheets contain a heat-fusible resin,the front-surface sheet is interposed between a plurality of laminated side sheets on an outer side in a width direction than the absorber, whereby a side flap portion in which the side sheet, the front-surface sheet, the side sheet, and the back-surface sheet are laminated in that order from the skin side are laminated is formed, anda fusing portion in which the sheets forming the side flap portion are integrally heat-fused is provided in a region of the side flap portion including at least front and back ends of the absorbent article.2. The absorbent article according to claim 1 , whereinthe fusing portion is provided in a front-side region and a back-side region of the absorbent article respectively.3. The absorbent article according to claim 1 , whereinthe fusing portion is provided over an entire length in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article connecting a front-side edge and a back-side edge of the absorbent article.4. The absorbent article according to claim 1 , whereinthe fusing portion is continuously heat-fused or the fusing portion is intermittently heat-fused.5. The absorbent article according to claim 1 , whereinthe side sheet disposed on the skin side of the front-surface sheet is composed of one layer or a plurality of layers, or an elastically stretchable member is disposed inside a laminated sheet laminated in a plurality of layers, and a three-dimensional gather that is erected to the skin side is formed in an intermediate portion in the ...

Absorbent article

Problem To suppress skin touch feeling from being deteriorated and further provide excellent wearing feeling, while ensuring sufficient adhesive strength in an adhesion part of a side sheet. Solution In the present invention, a pair of left and right side sheets 7 are provided over the entire length of both side parts on a skin-contact surface. A sanitary napkin 1 includes overlapped regions T where a front-surface sheet 3 and the side sheets 7 are overlapped with each other, on the both side parts of the sanitary napkin 1 along the longitudinal direction. In each of the overlapped regions T, a side-sheet embossed part 10 is formed on the side sheet 7 , and an inter-sheet embossed part 9 is formed to make the side sheet 7 and the front-surface sheet 3 adhere to each other. The total area of the side sheet embossed part 10 is formed smaller than the total area of the inter-sheet embossed part 9.

Disposable absorbent article

A disposable absorbent article, having a front-back direction that is perpendicular to a width direction and a thickness direction that extends from a skin contact surface side to a non-skin contact surface side of a wearer, includes: an absorbent constituent; a liquid-permeable topsheet that is disposed on the skin contact surface side of the absorbent constituent; and a leakage-preventing sheet that is disposed on at least one of an outside, in the thickness direction, of the absorbent constituent, and an outside, in the width direction, of the absorbent constituent. The leakage-preventing sheet includes a water repelling layer including a nonwoven fabric. The nonwoven fabric of the water repelling layer includes fiber and has an average fiber diameter of 0.5 to 10 μm. The water repelling layer includes a water repelling section where a group of particles adhere to a surface of the fiber.

DISPOSABLE HYGIENIC ARTICLE WITH MEANS FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING

A disposable, wearable article can be used for collecting a sample and performing urinalysis. The article incorporates a test port feature to simplify this function. The test port has a resealable cover that can be used to selectively expose an aperture through the backsheet of the disposable article. The test port is used to position test devices, such as urine test strips to urine collected in the disposable article. 1. A method for manufacturing an absorbent article , comprising the steps of:providing a length of backsheet material;removing sections of the backsheet material to form an aperture through the backsheet material;providing a section of liquid impervious cover material sized to extend over the backsheet aperture; andreleasably adhering the cover section to the backsheet to cover the backsheet aperture.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the backsheet material is processed in a first process claim 1 , the cover material is processed in a second process and the cover material and the backsheet are adhered in a third process.3. The method of further comprising the steps of:providing a length of separation material;applying a window frame shaped adhesive pattern to the separation material; andadhering the separation material to an outside surface of the backsheet.4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the separation material is cut into patches and the patches are adhered to the backsheet material around a periphery of the backsheet aperture.5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the backsheet is moved in a first processing line in a first direction claim 4 , wherein prior to the cutting step the separation material is moved in the first processing line in a second direction opposite from the first direction.6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the backsheet is moved in the first processing line in the first direction claim 5 , wherein after the cutting step the separation patches and the backsheet material move in the first direction.7. The method of further ...

ARRAY OF ABSORBENT ARTICLES HAVING CHANNEL-FORMING AREAS

An array of absorbent articles, in particular baby care articles, comprising at least two, preferably at least three, articles of different sizes, the articles having a wearer-facing side, a garment-facing side and an absorbent core () comprising an absorbent material () between the wearer-facing side and the garment-facing side. Each absorbent article is notionally divided by longitudinal axis (), and has a front region (), a back region () and an intermediate crotch region (). The absorbent core comprises a pair of channel-forming areas () at least partially present in the crotch region of the article. The channel-forming areas are symmetrically disposed on opposite side of the longitudinal axis and are concave towards the longitudinal axis. Each channel-forming area has a length (CL) and a height (CH) and the length to height ratio (CL/CH) of the channel-forming areas increases with the size of the articles of the array. 1. An array of at least two absorbent articles of different sizes , the articles having a wearer-facing side , a garment-facing side and an absorbent core comprising an absorbent material between the wearer-facing side and the garment-facing side ,each absorbent article notionally having a longitudinal axis, a front region, a back region and an intermediate crotch region, each region having a third of the length of the article as measured along the longitudinal axis,wherein the absorbent core comprises a pair of channel-forming areas at least partially present in the crotch region of the article, wherein these channel-forming areas are symmetrically disposed on opposite sides of the longitudinal axis and are concave towards the longitudinal axis, wherein each channel-forming area has a length (CL) and a height (CH),wherein the length to height ratio (CL/CH) of the channel-forming areas increases with the size of the articles.2. The array of absorbent articles of comprising at least three absorbent articles of different sizes.3. The array of ...

Stretch structure for absorbent article, and underpants-type disposable diaper using same

A stretchable structure of an absorbent article includes a stretchable region and a non-stretchable region. A laminate of a first sheet layer, second sheet layer, and elastic film between the first and second sheet layers extends over the stretchable and non-stretchable regions. The first and second sheet layers are bonded to each other at a large number of dot-like joints via through holes formed in the elastic film stretched along the surfaces of the first and second sheet layers in a stretchable direction. The dot-like joints are arrayed at intervals in the stretchable direction and a direction perpendicular to the stretchable direction. An end of the stretchable region adjacent to the non-stretchable region is a buffer stretchable section. The area rate of dot-like joints in the buffer stretchable section is larger than the area rate of dot-like joints in the main section not including the buffer stretchable section.

DISPOSABLE PROTECTION SHEET

A multi-layered disposable protection sheet includes an upper portion and a lower portion including an upper absorbent layer, a middle soaker layer and a lower waterproof backing layer, the lower portion further including a cutout that when lifted, provides an opening to enable compatibility with a child safety belt system. 1. A disposable protection sheet comprising:an upper portion; anda lower portion, the lower portion comprising a cutout that when lifted, provides an opening to enable compatibility with a safety belt system.2. The disposable protection sheet of wherein the lower portion further comprises:a left panel section; anda right panel section.3. The disposable protection sheet of wherein the upper portion and the lower portion comprise a first absorbent layer.4. The disposable protection sheet of wherein the first absorbent layer comprises a perimeter sealing.5. The disposable protection sheet of wherein the upper portion and the lower portion further comprise a second middle soaker layer.6. The disposable protection sheet of wherein the upper portion and the lower portion further comprise a third waterproof backing layer.7. A multi-layered disposable protection sheet comprising:an upper portion and a lower portion comprising an upper absorbent layer, a middle soaker layer and a lower waterproof backing layer,the lower portion further comprising a cutout that when lifted, provides an opening to enable compatibility with a child safety belt system.8. The multi-layered disposable protection sheet of wherein the upper portion and the lower portion are constructed of a flexible material.9. The multi-layered disposable protection sheet of wherein the lower portion further comprises:a flexible left panel section; anda flexible right panel section.10. The multi-layered disposable protection sheet of wherein a perimeter of the upper portion and the lower portion are seam sealed.11. The multi-layered disposable protection sheet of wherein a perimeter of the upper ...

SHEET ARTICLE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS

Concave portions filled with particles of high-absorbent resin are arranged on an outer side surface of a cylinder part in a circumferential direction. When each concave portion passes an ejection start position lying posterior to the lowermost portion in a rotation direction, particles are ejected along a tangent line of the side surface at the ejection start position. A sheet conveying roller is located near the above lowermost portion. Annular grooves facing concave portions are formed on an outer side surface of the roller along a circumferential direction. The roller conveys a sheet member along its side surface so that the sheet member passes near the above lowermost portion. In the sheet member, groove portions corresponding to the annular grooves are formed. Since the tangent line intersects with the side surface of the roller, it is possible to eject particles into the groove portions and reduce scattering of particles. 1. A sheet article manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing a sheet article for an absorbent article , comprising:a cylinder part having an outer side surface which is generally cylindrical around a rotation axis along a horizontal direction, a plurality of holes each filled with particles of absorbent material or deodorant material being arranged on said outer side surface in a circumferential direction around said rotation axis, said outer side surface being rotated around said rotation axis in a predetermined rotation direction, said cylinder part ejecting said particles almost along a tangent line of said outer side surface at an ejection start position when each of said plurality of holes passes said ejection start position, said ejection start position being set at a position in a vicinity of a lowermost portion in a cross section of said outer side surface which is orthogonal to said rotation axis, said position lying posterior to said lowermost portion in said rotation direction;a sheet conveying roller which is located near said ...

DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING DISPOSABLE WEARING ARTICLE

As viewed from above a straight line Lst that passes through the center of a widthwise direction of a lower end of a through hole and is parallel to an arm turning spindle , the center of the widthwise direction of the lower end of the through hole is positioned on one side with a reference of a nip line Ln showing a position where a peripheral surface A of a press roll A is closest to the peripheral surface B of the press roll B, at both a central position Pc where the arm member does not swing and at a swinging end Pe where the arm member swings the most. 1. A device for manufacturing a disposable wearing article in which by supplying at least a single continuous web as a member of a continuously manufactured disposable wearing article in a machine direction , and by supplying a continuous elastic member while swinging the elastic member in a crossing direction along a widthwise direction of the web that is the direction crossing the machine direction , the elastic member is mounted in an extended state on the web , the device comprising:a pair of press rolls, having a rotation spindle extending in the crossing direction, configured to press the elastic member and the web while rotating along the machine direction; anda guide arm unit configured to supply the elastic member from the front of the pair of press rolls in the machine direction between the pair of press rolls while swinging the elastic member in the crossing direction, whereinthe guide arm unit comprises:a motor, having a motor turning spindle, configured to enable reversal of a turning direction of the motor turning spindle; andan arm member in which a through hole from which the elastic member is inserted is formed, and the arm member is swung, in the crossing direction, around an arm turning spindle turned by the motor,as viewed from above a straight line that passes through the center of a widthwise direction of a lower end of the through hole and is parallel to the arm turning spindle, the through ...

STRETCH RELEASE ARTICLE

Provided are adhesive articles and assemblies that include a flat and at least partially elastic backing along with a patterned adhesive coating on each side of the backing. When viewed from directions perpendicular to the backing, the adhesive on one side of the backing does not substantially overlap the adhesive on the opposing side of the backing. As a result, it is possible to use a stretch removable adhesive article that uses, for example, an aggressive adhesive to provide a reliable bond but still remove cleanly and easily from delicate substrates that would otherwise be damaged or destroyed if bonded with conventional adhesive constructions. 1. A method of making a feminine hygiene pad comprising:providing a flat and substantially elastic backing having first and second major surfaces;adhesively coupling a release liner to the first major surface using a first adhesive coated according to a first two-dimensional pattern; andadhesively coupling an absorbent article to the second major surface using a second adhesive coated according to a second two-dimensional adhesive pattern, wherein the first and second patterns do not substantially overlap with each other when each is projected onto a common reference plane coplanar with the backing, whereby areas of the backing coated by the first adhesive on the first major surface are substantially uncoated by the second adhesive on its opposing second major surface and areas of the backing coated by the second adhesive on the second major surface are substantially uncoated by the first adhesive on its opposing first major surface.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein adhesively coupling the release liner to the first major surface comprises applying the first adhesive to the first major surface and then laminating the first major surface to the release liner.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein adhesively coupling the absorbent article to the second major surface comprises applying the second adhesive to the second major ...

ABSORBENT PAD FOR A GARMENT

The present disclosure generally relates to an absorbent pad for use in a garment. The absorbent pad includes: a liquid impermeable barrier layer; a functional layer attached to the barrier layer, the functional layer comprising a liquid absorbent component; a liquid impermeable peripheral sealing element bonded to peripheries of the functional layer and barrier layer; and a peripheral attaching element having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion bonded to the peripheral sealing element. The second portion of the peripheral attaching element is detached from the peripheral sealing element and is arranged to be attached to a fabric body of the garment, thereby attaching the absorbent pad to the garment. 1. An absorbent pad for use in a garment , the absorbent pad comprising:a liquid impermeable barrier layer;a functional layer attached to the barrier layer, the functional layer comprising a liquid absorbent component;a liquid impermeable peripheral sealing element bonded to peripheries of the functional layer and barrier layer; anda peripheral attaching element having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion bonded to the peripheral sealing element,wherein the second portion of the peripheral attaching element is detached from the peripheral sealing element and is arranged to be attached to a fabric body of the garment, thereby attaching the absorbent pad to the garment.2. The absorbent pad according to claim 1 , the functional layer further comprising a liquid permeable wicking component claim 1 , wherein the absorbent component is attached to the wicking component and disposed between the wicking component and the barrier layer.3. The absorbent pad according to claim 2 , wherein the wicking component claim 2 , absorbent component claim 2 , and barrier layer are stitched together or bonded together by an adhesive.4. The absorbent pad according to claim 3 , wherein the adhesive comprises a double-sided adhesive tape.5. The absorbent ...

ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ABSORBENT STRUCTURE

The present invention relates to an absorbent structure, preferably for use in absorbent articles as used in the personal hygiene industry such as feminine hygiene garments, baby diapers and pants or adult incontinence garments. The present invention also relates to an absorbent article comprising such absorbent structure and to a method of manufacturing the absorbent structure. The absorbent structures comprise a carrier layer, an auxiliary layer and an absorbent material there between wherein substantially permanent primary attachments and substantially temporary secondary attachments join the carrier layer and auxiliary layer at least partially together, whereby the substantially temporary secondary attachments are loosened as a result of exposing the absorbent structure to a liquid whereas the substantially permanent primary attachments remain substantially intact. The present invention foresees in the need for improved flexible, thin, lightweight absorbent structures for an absorbent article which overcomes the absorbency problems of the prior art during absorption, distribution and retention of liquids with optimal fit. 1. A substantially cellulose free absorbent structure for use in an absorbent article comprising a carrier layer and an auxiliary layer and an absorbent material provided there between , the attachments being made up of substantially permanent primary attachment grids and/or substantially temporary secondary attachment patterns , so as to form a sandwich-like composite structure containing patterned absorbent particulate polymer materials provided in at least some of the unattached regions between the carrier layer and auxiliary layer forming an absorbent polymer material area , joining said carrier layer and said auxiliary layer at least partially together and thereby immobilising dry absorbent polymer material in a plurality of substantially temporary smaller-sized pockets comprising at least some of the substantially temporary secondary ...

METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ABSORBENT ARTICLE HAVING FULLY ENCIRCLING BODYSIDE AND GARMENT-SIDE WAISTBAND

A method for manufacturing absorbent articles comprises delivering a continuous web assembly including a backsheet material, a liquid permeable bodyside liner material, and an absorbent structure interposed between the backsheet material and the bodyside liner material, the web assembly having a body-facing side and a garment-facing side; attaching a discrete segment of first waist elastic material to the body-facing side of the web assembly; attaching a discrete segment of second waist elastic material to the garment-facing side of the web assembly such that the web assembly is interposed between the discrete segments of first and second waist elastic materials; and cutting the web assembly to form a plurality of absorbent articles. 1. A method for manufacturing absorbent articles , the method comprising:providing an absorbent assembly including a liquid permeable bodyside liner, and an absorbent structure underlying the bodyside liner material;delivering a continuous web of chassis material having a body-facing side and a garment-facing side;attaching the absorbent assembly to the web of chassis material to form a continuous web assembly;attaching a discrete segment of first waist elastic material to at least one of the body-facing side of the chassis material and the absorbent assembly;attaching a discrete segment of second waist elastic material to the garment-facing side of the chassis such that the chassis is interposed between the discrete segments of first and second waist elastic materials; andcutting the web assembly to form a plurality of absorbent articles.2. The method as set forth in wherein attaching the discrete segment of first waist elastic material comprises attaching the discrete segment of first waist elastic material to the body-facing side of the chassis material and the absorbent assembly.3. The method as set forth in wherein the discrete segment of first waist elastic material is attached to the body-facing side of the chassis material such ...

UNDERGARMENT SYSTEM WITH ABSORBENT FLAP

A diaper insert has a liquid impermeable external surface, an inner surface, and an absorbency area adjacent the inner surface. The absorbency area has at least one absorbent layer. The diaper insert has a distal end, an attachment end, and a midsection between the distal end and attachment end. The midsection has opposing sides that are in general mirror images to one another about a vertical line. A width of the midsection is less than or equal to a width of the attachment end, and a width of the midsection is less than or equal to a width of the distal end. 1. An undergarment system operable to be removably worn by a wearer , said undergarment system comprising:an undergarment including opposite front and rear waist portions and a central portion located between the waist portions, with the front and rear waist portions presenting front and rear edges, respectively,said undergarment presenting an interior surface that generally defines an undergarment interior when the undergarment is worn; andan absorbent flap including an absorbent flap layer and presenting an inner surface,said flap being fixed relative to the undergarment to extend along the interior surface of the undergarment from a position at least substantially adjacent a respective edge of one of the waist portions to at least in part define an upper fold, such that the absorbent flap layer is positioned within the undergarment interior and at least part of said inner surface of the flap faces the interior surface of the undergarment.2. An undergarment system as claimed in claim 1 ,said undergarment and said flap cooperatively forming a single, unitary construction.3. An undergarment system as claimed in claim 1 ,said flap including an attachment element engaged with the undergarment to attach the flap to the undergarment.4. An undergarment system as claimed in claim 3 ,said flap presenting a proximal end adjacent said respective edge and a midsection projecting from the proximal end,said attachment ...

Webs With Compositions Applied Thereto

An absorbent article having a longitudinal centerline, a lateral centerline, a machine direction (MD) generally oriented parallel to the longitudinal centerline and a cross direction (CD) generally oriented parallel to the lateral centerline is described. The absorbent article includes a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed therebetween. A plurality of composition elements is disposed on the topsheet, wherein each of the composition elements comprise an element width and an element spacing between adjacent elements, and wherein a ratio of element spacing to element width is between about 0.5 to about 8, as measured by the Composition Pattern Analysis. 1. An absorbent article comprising a longitudinal centerline and a lateral centerline , a machine direction (MD) generally oriented parallel to the longitudinal centerline and a cross direction (CD) generally oriented parallel to the lateral centerline , the absorbent article further comprising:a topsheet having a first surface and a second surface, the topsheet comprising a nonwoven material made up of a plurality of filaments or fibers;a backsheet;an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet;a plurality of composition elements disposed on the topsheet, wherein each of the composition elements comprise an element width and an element spacing between adjacent elements, wherein a ratio of element spacing to element width is between about 0.5 to about 8, as measured by the migration/spreading method.2. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the elements comprise stripes oriented in the CD.3. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the elements comprise stripes oriented in the MD.4. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the element width is between about 1.4 mm to about 5 mm claim 1 , as measured by Composition Pattern Analysis.5. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the element spacing is between about 1.6 mm to about 6 mm claim 1 , as measured by the Composition ...

ABSORBABLE ARTICLE

An absorber is interposed between a front-surface sheet and a back-surface sheet , and side sheets are respectively disposed along a longitudinal direction on both side parts of a skin side. The front-surface sheet contains non-thermally fusible fiber, and the back-surface sheet and the side sheets contain thermally fusible resin. Fusion parts allowing the side sheets and the back-surface sheet to be thermally fused under a state of the front-surface sheet interposed therebetween are arranged in areas corresponding to side parts outer than the absorber in a width direction, and the areas include the front-surface sheet interposed between the side sheets and the back-surface sheet , and include at least front and back end parts of a sanitary napkin . The front-surface sheet is prevented from delaminating and tearing accompanied therewith when non-thermally fusible fiber is used in the front-surface sheet. 1. An absorbable article comprising:a front-surface sheet in a skin side and a back-surface sheet in a non-skin side with an absorber interposed therebetween; andside sheets respectively arranged on both side parts of the skin side along a longitudinal direction, whereinthe front-surface sheet contains non-thermally fusible fiber, and the back-surface sheet and the side sheets contain thermally fusible resin, and whereinfusion parts allowing the side sheets and the back-surface sheet to be thermally fused under a state of the front-surface sheet interposed therebetween are arranged in areas corresponding to side parts outer than the absorber in a width direction, and the areas include the front-surface sheet interposed between the side sheets and the back-surface sheet, and include at least front and back end parts of the absorbable article.2. The absorbable article according to claim 1 , whereinthe fusion parts are arranged individually in a front-side area and a back-side area of the absorbable article.3. The absorbable article according to claim 1 , whereinthe ...

ABSORBENT SANITARY ARTICLE AND MACHINE FOR MAKING THE ARTICLE

An absorbent sanitary article having a main direction of extension comprises a permeable inner layer, an impermeable outer layer, an absorbent pad interposed between the inner layer and the outer layer and comprising a first layer of non-woven fabric, a second layer of non-woven fabric partly joined to the first layer of non-woven fabric, and an absorbent core interposed between the first and second layers of non-woven fabric; the absorbent core comprises a spread of absorbent polymer material and a third layer of non-woven fabric interposed between the first and second layers of non-woven fabric. 2. The absorbent sanitary article according to claim 1 , wherein the first layer of non-woven fabric is positioned on the impermeable outer layer claim 1 , the spread of absorbent polymer material is positioned on the first layer. of non-woven fabric claim 1 , the third layer of non-woven fabric is positioned on the spread of absorbent polymer material claim 1 , the second layer of non-woven fabric is positioned on the third layer of non-woven fabric and the permeable inner layer is positioned on the second layer of non-woven fabric.3. The absorbent sanitary article according to claim 2 , wherein the absorbent core comprises a second spread of absorbent polymer material interposed between the third layer of non-woven fabric and the second layer of non-woven fabric.4. The absorbent sanitary article according to claim 3 , wherein the first spread of absorbent polymer material comprises a first absorbent polymer material and the second spread comprises a second absorbent polymer material.5. The article according to claim 4 , wherein the first and second absorbent polymer materials are the same absorbent polymer material.6. The absorbent sanitary article according to claim 1 , wherein the first layer of non-woven fabric is positioned on the impermeable outer layer claim 1 , the third layer of non-woven fabric is positioned on the first layer of non-woven fabric claim 1 , the ...

METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR ASSEMBLING ELASTIC LAMINATES WITH DIFFERENT BOND DENSITIES FOR ABSORBENT ARTICLES

The methods herein relate to assembling an elastic laminate with a first elastic material and a second elastic material bonded between first and second substrates. During assembly, an elastic laminate may be formed by positioning the first and second substrates in contact with stretched central regions of the first and second elastic materials. The elastic laminates may include two or more bonding regions that may be defined by the various layers or components of the elastic laminate that are laminated or stacked relative to each other. In some configurations, a first plurality of ultrasonic bonds are applied to the elastic laminate to define a first bond density in the first bonding region, and a second plurality of ultrasonic bonds are applied to the elastic laminate to define a second bond density in the second bonding region, wherein the second bond density is not equal to the first bond density. 1. A method for assembling elastic laminates , the method comprising the steps of:providing a first substrate and a second substrate, the first substrate and the second substrate each comprising a first surface and an opposing second surface, a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge separated from the first longitudinal edge to define a width in a cross direction;providing a first elastic film and a second elastic film, each of the first elastic film and the second elastic film comprising an unstretched first edge region and an unstretched second edge region separated from the unstretched first edge region in the cross direction by a stretched central region;positioning the stretched central region of the first elastic film in contact with the second surface of the first substrate;positioning the stretched central region of the second elastic film in contact with the second surface of the first substrate, and wherein the unstretched second edge region of the second elastic film is separated from the unstretched first edge region of the first elastic film ...

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSEMBLING ABSORBENT ARTICLES

The present disclosure relates to apparatuses and methods for assembling elastic laminates that may be used to make absorbent article components. Particular aspects of the present disclosure involve an anvil and a spreader mechanism adjacent the anvil. During the assembly process, a first substrate may be advanced in a machine direction onto the rotating anvil. The spreader mechanism operates to activate an elastic material by stretching the elastic material in the cross direction to a first elongation. The elastic material is then consolidated to a second elongation in the cross direction, wherein the second the elongation is less than the first elongation. The consolidated elastic material is then bonded between a first substrate and a second substrate on the anvil. In some configurations, the first and second substrates may be nonwovens, and the elastic material may be an elastic film and/or an elastic laminate. 1. A method for assembling elastic laminates , the method comprising the steps of:providing a first substrate and a second substrate, the first substrate and the second substrate each comprising a first surface and an opposing second surface, and defining a width in a cross direction;wrapping the first surface of the first substrate onto an outer circumferential surface of an anvil;advancing an elastic film to a spreader mechanism, the elastic film comprising a first edge and a second edge separated from the first edge in the cross direction by a central region;stretching the elastic film at the spreader mechanism in the cross direction to a first elongation;advancing the elastic film from the spreader mechanism to the anvil;consolidating the elastic film to a second elongation in the cross direction, wherein the second the elongation is less than the first elongation;positioning the consolidated elastic film in contact with the second surface of the first substrate on the anvil;advancing the second substrate to position the first surface of the second ...

ABSORBENT ARTICLES WITH ELASTIC CORE

An elastic absorbent assembly is presented for use in manufacturing disposable absorbent garments. The elastic assembly includes an absorbent core comprising: a base layer having a pair of side edges and a longitudinal centerline spaced inwardly from the side edges; an elastic construction supported by the base layer, the elastic construction including a plurality of spaced apart elastic elements forming a plurality of channels and a plurality of cells; and superabsorbent polymer particles coupled to the elastic elements. 1. An elastic absorbent assembly for use in manufacturing disposable absorbent garments , the elastic absorbent assembly comprising:an absorbent core comprising:a base layer having a pair of side edges and a longitudinal centerline spaced inwardly from the side edges;an elastic construction supported by the base layer, the elastic construction including a plurality of spaced apart elastic elements forming a plurality of channels and a plurality of cells; andsuperabsorbent polymer particles coupled to cells created by the elastic elements.2. The elastic absorbent assembly of claim 1 , further comprising:a top layer extending over the elastic construction.3. The elastic absorbent assembly of claim 2 , wherein the superabsorbent polymer particles are located in at least some of the plurality of channels and the top layer is configured to seal the superabsorbent polymer particles in the channels.4. The elastic absorbent assembly of claim 1 , wherein the superabsorbent polymer particles are located in at least some of the plurality of cells.5. The elastic absorbent assembly of claim 1 , wherein the superabsorbent polymer particles are adhered to the cells created by the elastic elements.6. The elastic absorbent assembly of claim 1 , wherein the superabsorbent polymer particles are bonded to the cells created by the elastic elements.7. The elastic absorbent assembly of claim 1 , further comprising an acquisition layer adjacent to the absorbent core.8. ...

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING ABSORBENT CORES

Several variations of core formation techniques and machines to produced cores are disclosed, including a large and small discrete core, formed on a screen and combined; a large and small continuous core, formed on a web; and two and three-dimensional cores, formed on a screen, and core formation on a non-woven web. 120-. (canceled)21. An absorbent core forming system comprising:a first core-forming drum configured to form a first core;a second core-forming drum configured to form a second core;an absorbent material introduction unit positioned adjacent each of the first core-forming drum and the second core-forming drum and configured to apply an absorbent material thereon for forming the first and second cores;a web introduction unit positioned adjacent to the first core-forming drum and/or the second core-forming drum and configured to introduce a non-woven web to the first core-forming drum and/or the second core-forming drum, with the absorbent material applied onto the non-woven web;a first debulking unit configured to debulk the first core;a second debulking unit configured to debulk the second core positioned downstream from the first debulking unit; anda means for combining the debulked first core and the debulked second core to form an assembled absorbent core.22. The system of wherein at least one of the first debulking unit and the second debulking unit comprises a calendar unit configured to mechanically compress the first core and/or the second core.23. The system of wherein the means for combining the debulked first core and the debulked second core comprises a conveyor on which the first core and the second core are translated.24. The system of wherein the means for combining the debulked first core and the debulked second core further comprises one or more accelerator units configured to accelerate a speed of at least one of the first core and the second core to move at a same speed as the other of the first core and the second core moving on the ...

Absorbent Article Having A High Content Of Bio-Based Materials

Bio-based absorbent articles are provided. Bio-based absorbent articles include a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core sandwiched there between. The topsheet and backsheet are attached to each other along opposing surfaces to define a cavity in which the absorbent core is enclosed. The components of absorbent article are selected so that at least 75% of the material comprising the absorbent article comprises a bio-based material, and preferably at least 80%, 85%, 90%, and 95% of the material comprising the absorbent article comprises a bio-based material. 1. A bio-based absorbent article comprising a topsheet , a backsheet , and an absorbent core disposed there between , wherein the absorbent article has a bio-based material content of at least 75 weight percent , based on total weight of the absorbent article.2. The bio-based absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the topsheet and backsheet comprises a nonwoven web comprising spunbond bicomponent fibers in which the fibers have a sheath-core configuration.3. The bio-based absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the fibers having a core of polylactic acid (PLA) claim 1 , and a sheath comprising a bio-based derived polyethylene polymer.4. The bio-based absorbent article of claim 3 , wherein the fibers having a core of polylactic acid (PLA) claim 3 , and a sheath comprising a polypropylene polymer.5. The bio-based absorbent article of claim 3 , wherein the fibers having a core of a lignin based polymer and a sheath comprising a bio-based derived polyethylene.6. The bio-based absorbent article of claim 3 , wherein the fibers comprise a core of (PLA) claim 3 , and a sheath comprising PLA claim 3 , wherein the core has a melting temperature that is higher than the melting temperature of the PLA polymer comprising the sheath.7. The bio-based absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the topsheet and backsheet are adhesively joined to each other with a bio-based adhesive.8. The bio-based absorbent ...

Absorbent Articles Having Three Dimensional Substrates and Indicia

An absorbent article comprises a three-dimensional liquid permeable topsheet. The topsheet comprises a first layer comprising a hydrophobic material and a second layer comprising a hydrophilic material. The first layer is joined to the second layer. The topsheet comprises a plurality of recesses, a plurality of projections, and a plurality of land areas. The land areas surround at least a majority of the plurality of projections and a plurality of the recesses. The absorbent article comprises a liquid impermeable backsheet, an acquisition material, an absorbent core disposed at least partially intermediate the acquisition material and the liquid impermeable backsheet, and an indicia. The indicia is on the acquisition material or the liquid permeable topsheet. The indicia is visible from a wearer-facing side of the absorbent article. The indicia is different color than the acquisition material or the liquid permeable topsheet.

ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH IMPROVED BONDING

An absorbent article is provided. The absorbent article includes a liquid pervious film topsheet having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface; a backsheet having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface; an absorbent core having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface, the absorbent core being provided between the topsheet and the backsheet; and a bonding layer having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface. The bonding layer having a basis weight of less than 100 gsm and positioned between the absorbent core and the topsheet, the bonding layer being bonded to the topsheet forming a bond pattern. The bond pattern covering at least about 10% to about 20% of the absorbent article. 1. An absorbent article comprising:a liquid pervious topsheet having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface;a backsheet having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface;an absorbent core having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface, the absorbentcore being provided between the topsheet and the backsheet; anda bonding layer comprising a basis weight of less than 100 gsm and positioned between the absorbent core and the topsheet, the bonding layer being bonded to the topsheet forming a bond pattern,wherein the bond pattern covering at least about 10% to about 20% of the absorbent article, and a majority of the discrete adhesive-free bond points have an area less than 2.5 square millimeters.2. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the body facing surface of the bonding layer comprises a fibrous matrix comprising cellulosic fibers and thermoplastic fibers claim 1 , wherein claim 1 ,the ratio of the basis weight of the cellulosic fibers to the basis weight of the thermoplastic fibers is greater than about 1:1.3. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the bonding layer is part of the absorbent core.4. The absorbent article of claim 2 , wherein the thermoplastic fibers are bicomponent fibers.5. The absorbent ...

Disposable absorbent article having a frangible bonding agent

A disposable absorbent article that includes a frangible bonding agent for maintaining the absorbent article in a predetermined configuration. The frangible bonding agent may be disposed on a fastening system in order to maintain one or more portions of the fastening system in a particular position during manufacturing but still provide an easy-to-open fastener when used by a consumer.

ABSORBENT ARTICLE INCLUDING LAMINATE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME

An absorbent article including a chassis and a laminate. The chassis has a topsheet side, a backsheet side, and first and second opposing longitudinal edges extending from a rear waist region to an opposing front waist region. The laminate includes a carrier having a first face and a second face and a fastening patch on a portion of the first face of the carrier. The laminate is wrapped around the first longitudinal edge of the chassis in the rear waist region so that the second face of the carrier contacts the topsheet side and the backsheet side of the chassis. The fastening patch includes fastening elements that are exposed on the topsheet side of the chassis. A method of making the absorbent article is also disclosed. 2. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the absorbent article is an adult incontinence article.3. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the carrier comprises a nonwoven.4. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the fastening patch includes diamond- or hexagonal-shaped openings claim 1 , or wherein the fastening patch comprises at least one slit therethrough claim 1 , wherein the slit is interrupted by an unslit bridging region in the fastening patch.5. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the laminate comprises a second fastening patch on a second portion of the first face of the carrier.6. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the fastening patch does not extend beyond the first longitudinal edge of the chassis.7. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the fastening patch extends beyond the first longitudinal edge of the chassis.8. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein there are two of the laminates wrapped around the first longitudinal edge of the chassis in the rear waist region and two of the laminates wrapped around the second longitudinal edge of the chassis in the rear waist region.9. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the second face of the carrier is attached to the chassis with adhesive.10. The ...

ABSORBENT PAD

Disclosed is an absorbent pad which efficiently diffuses excretory fluid and gives no sense of discomfort to a wearer even after excretion. A front sheet and a rear sheet are joined to each other at a plurality of first junctions and a plurality of second junctions, and when viewed in plan, the first junctions extending in a longitudinal direction are arranged at predetermined intervals in a width direction, and second junctions extending in the width direction are arranged at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction. A plurality of cells, each of which is defined by an adjacent pair of the first junctions and an adjacent pair of the second junctions, is formed between the front sheet and the rear sheet spaced apart from each other. An opening extending in the longitudinal direction is formed in at least one of the first junctions. 16-. (canceled)7. An absorbent pad comprising:a liquid permeable front sheet, a liquid permeable or impermeable rear sheet, and absorbent polymer particles disposed between the front sheet and the rear sheet, the absorbent polymer particles absorbing excretory fluid,wherein the front sheet and the rear sheet are joined to each other at a plurality of first junctions and a plurality of second junctions,when viewed in plan, the first junctions each extending in a longitudinal direction are arranged at predetermined intervals in a width direction, and the second junctions each extending in the width direction are arranged at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction,a plurality of cells, each of which is defined by an adjacent pair of the first junctions and an adjacent pair of the second junctions, is formed between the front sheet and the rear sheet spaced apart from each other,the absorbent polymer particles are provided in the cells, andan opening extending in the longitudinal direction is formed in at least one of the first junctions.8. The absorbent pad of claim 7 , wherein the cells includes first cells ...

Methods and Apparatus for Making Elastic Laminates

Aspects of methods and apparatuses herein relate to making elastic laminates, and more particularly, methods and apparatuses for applying fluids onto elastic material positioned on an advancing substrate. The elastic material may be in various forms, such as for example, elastic strands, ribbons, and/or panels. Particular embodiments of the apparatuses and methods disclosed herein provide for the application of viscous fluids, such as adhesives, in pre-determined patterns to elastic material positioned on an advancing substrate. 1. A method for applying adhesive discharged from a slot die applicator to a substrate and an elastic material , the slot die applicator including a slot opening , a first lip , and a second lip , the slot opening located between the first lip and the second lip; wherein the substrate has a first surface disposed opposite of a second surface and an unconstrained caliper , Hs , and wherein the elastic material has a maximum thickness , Et , the method comprising the steps of:advancing the substrate in a machine direction;advancing the elastic material in the machine direction;positioning the elastic material on the second surface of the substrate;engaging the substrate with a substrate carrier, the substrate carrier comprising: a non-compliant support surface and a pattern element, the pattern element including a pattern surface, the substrate carrier positioned adjacent the slot die applicator to define a minimum distance, Hg, between the pattern surface of the pattern element and the first lip and the second lip of the slot die applicator that is less than the sum of the unconstrained caliper, Hs, of the substrate and the maximum thickness, Et, of the elastic material;advancing the second surface of the substrate and the elastic material past the slot die applicator while the first surface of the substrate is disposed on the substrate carrier;intermittently deflecting a first portion of the pattern surface toward the non-compliant support ...

METHOD FOR APPLYING ELASTIC STRANDS

A method of applying elastic members includes applying a construction adhesive; intermittently applying an elastic adhesive; positioning first and second elastics in an elongated condition such that a first portion of the elastics are positioned in contact with both the construction adhesive and the elastic adhesive in hold zones and a second portion of the elastics are positioned in contact with the construction adhesive but not the elastic adhesive in release zones; severing the elastics in the release zones; retracting the elastics through the construction adhesive in the release zones; and maintaining the elongation of the elastics in the hold zones. 1. A method of applying intermittent elastic members comprising ,providing a liquid impermeable back sheet web having a first lateral side edge and a second lateral side edge, the back sheet web defining a back sheet width extending from the first lateral side edge to the second lateral side edge,providing a liquid permeable top sheet web having a first lateral side edge and a second lateral side edge, the top sheet defining a top sheet width extending from the first lateral side edge to the second lateral side edge,providing a plurality of discrete absorbent cores having a first lateral side edge and a second lateral side edge, wherein the discrete absorbent cores define a width extending from the first lateral side edge to the second lateral side edge, the width having a narrowed portion,providing a first elongated elastic member web and a second elongated elastic member web,applying a first adhesive to the top sheet web in a first adhesive application, wherein the first adhesive application is a slot coat application defining a first adhesive application width in a cross-machine direction, wherein the first adhesive application width is at least 90% the top sheet width,intermittently applying a second adhesive in a second adhesive pattern to define alternating hold zones and release zones, wherein the second ...

Absorbent Articles with Substrates Having Patterned Slot Coated Adhesives

The present disclosure relates to absorbent articles including a slot coated fluid positioned on a substrate, wherein the fluid is arranged in discrete pattern areas having shapes that correspond with shapes of pattern surfaces on a substrate carrier. The fluids applied to the absorbent articles herein may include various types of viscous fluids, such as adhesives and wetness indicator compositions, and may also include a color that is different than the substrate onto which the fluid is applied. 1. An absorbent article comprising:a topsheet;a backsheet connected with the topsheet;an absorbent core positioned between the topsheet and the backsheet; and a substrate and an elastic material; and', 'a slot coated fluid positioned on the elastic material and the substrate, wherein the fluid is arranged in discrete pattern areas having shapes that correspond with shapes of pattern surfaces on a substrate carrier., 'an elastic laminate connected with at least one of the topsheet, backsheet, and absorbent core, the elastic laminate comprising2. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the substrate comprises a film.3. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the substrate comprises a film and a nonwoven laminate.4. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the elastic material comprises an elastic strand.5. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the elastic material comprises an elastic ribbon.6. The absorbent article of claim 1 , further comprising a waistband claim 1 , and wherein waistband comprises the elastic laminate.7. The absorbent article of claim 1 , further comprising a leg cuff claim 1 , and wherein leg cuff comprises the elastic laminate.8. An absorbent article comprising:a topsheet;a backsheet connected with the topsheet, the backsheet comprising a film;an absorbent core positioned between the topsheet and the backsheet; and{'b': 1', '2', '3', '1', '2', '3', '2', '3, 'a slot coated adhesive positioned on the film, wherein the adhesive is arranged in ...

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH ABSORBENT PARTICULATE POLYMER MATERIAL AND ARTICLE MADE THEREWITH

A method for making a disposable absorbent core comprises depositing absorbent particulate polymer material from a plurality of reservoirs in a printing roll onto a substrate disposed on a grid of a support which includes a plurality of cross bars extending substantially parallel to and spaced from one another so as to form channels extending between the plurality of cross bars. The plurality of reservoirs in the first peripheral surface are arranged in an array comprising rows extending substantially parallel to and spaced from one another. A disposable absorbent article and apparatus for making an absorbent article are also disclosed. 1. A method of making a disposable absorbent article comprising:providing a first support comprising a first grid including a first plurality of cross bars extending substantially parallel to and spaced from one another so as to form channels extending between the first plurality of cross bars;providing a first printing roll having a first peripheral surface and a first plurality of reservoirs in the first peripheral surface arranged in an array comprising rows extending substantially parallel to and spaced from one another;depositing absorbent particulate polymer material from the first plurality of reservoirs onto a first substrate disposed on the first grid, while the first support and first printing roll are arranged such that the first plurality of cross bars are substantially parallel to the rows of the first plurality of reservoirs, the absorbent particulate polymer material being deposited on the first substrate in a first pattern such that the absorbent particulate polymer material collects in rows on the first substrate formed between the first plurality of cross bars; anddepositing a thermoplastic adhesive material on the absorbent particulate polymer material and the first substrate to cover the absorbent particulate polymer material on the first substrate and form a first absorbent layer.2. The method of wherein:the ...

ADHESIVE STRIPING WITH APERTURED FILMS

An article having a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis, the article comprising a topsheet and a backsheet, wherein the topsheet comprises an apertured film and the backsheet comprises a film, wherein the topsheet film and the backsheet film are bonded via a plurality of adhesive stripes. 1. An article having a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis , the article comprising a topsheet and a backsheet , wherein the topsheet comprises an apertured film and the backsheet comprises a film , wherein the topsheet film and the backsheet film are bonded via a plurality of adhesive stripes.2. The article of claim 1 , further comprising an absorbent core positioned between the topsheet and the backsheet.3. The article of claim 2 , wherein the absorbent core and the backsheet film are bonded via a plurality of adhesive stripes.4. The article of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of stripes is at least about 3.5. The article of claim 1 , wherein the width of the space between adjacent adhesive stripes is at most about 2.0 mm.6. The article of claim 1 , wherein the width of the space between adjacent adhesive stripes is from about 0.25 mm to about 2.0 mm.7. The article of claim 1 , wherein the width of the adhesive stripes is from about 0.25 mm to about 2.0 mm.8. The article of claim 1 , wherein each stripe has a stripe width claim 1 , and wherein the width of each adhesive stripe is from about 25% to about 400% of the space between adjacent stripes.9. The article of claim 1 , wherein each stripe has a stripe width claim 1 , and wherein the ratio of the width of the stripe to the width of the space between adjacent adhesive stripes is from about 1:3 to about 3:1.10. The article of claim 1 , wherein each adhesive stripe has a thickness in the z-dimension from about 2 microns to about 100 microns.11. The article of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive stripes comprise adhesive with a local basis weight from about 2 gsm to about 30 gsm.12. The article of claim 1 , wherein the article further ...

Three-Dimensional Apertured Substrates

A liquid permeable substrate for an absorbent article is disclosed. The substrate comprises a nonwoven hydrophobic layer. The substrate comprises a plurality of recesses, a plurality of projections, and a plurality of land areas. The land areas surround at least a majority of the plurality of projections and a plurality of the recesses. The plurality of recesses, the plurality of projections, and the plurality of land areas together form a first three-dimensional surface on a first side of the substrate and a second three-dimensional surface on a second side of the substrate. A hydrophilic material is positioned only proximate to at least some of the apertures. 1. A liquid permeable nonwoven topsheet for an absorbent article , the topsheet comprising:a nonwoven, hydrophobic material; andwherein the topsheet comprises a plurality of recesses, a plurality of projections, and a plurality of land areas, wherein the land areas surround at least a majority of the plurality of projections and a plurality of the recesses, wherein the plurality of recesses, the plurality of projections, and the plurality of land areas, together form a first three-dimensional surface on a first side of the topsheet and a second three-dimensional surface on a second side of the topsheet, wherein a majority of the projections have a z-directional height in the range of about 400 μm to about 4000 μm, according to the Projection Height Test, wherein a majority of the recesses define an aperture at a location most distal from a top peak of an adjacent projection, and wherein the majority of the recesses have a z-directional height in the range of about 400 μm to about 2000 μm, according to the Recess Height Test;wherein the substrate has an overall z-directional height in the range of about 800 μm to about 6000 μm, according to the Overall Substrate Height Test; andwherein a hydrophilic material is positioned only proximate to at least some of the apertures.2. The topsheet of claim 1 , wherein the ...

BONDING PATTERN FOR DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLES

In accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure, an article includes a first web and second web underlying the first web. The article further includes a bonding pattern. The bonding pattern includes a plurality of discrete bonding points and a sized spacing between each adjacent bonding point sufficient to have inscribed therein a circle having a diameter of about 1 mm to about 12 mm. The bonding pattern is located solely in one of the front end region or the back end region. 1. An article comprising:A first end region and a second end region comprising a bonding pattern, wherein the first end region and the second end region are between 10% and 30% of the total area of the article,A central region that is between 40% to about 80% of the total surface area of the article, the bonding pattern adhering together a first web and a second web, the bonding pattern comprising a plurality of discrete bonding points and a sized spacing between each adjacent bonding point sufficient to have inscribed therein a circle having a diameter of about 3 mm to about 12 mm, wherein the bonding pattern is located solely in one of the front end region or the back end region, andwherein the article is a sanitary napkin.2. The article of claim 1 , wherein the sized spacing between each adjacent bonding point is sufficient to have inscribed therein a circle having a diameter of about 3 mm to about 10 mm.3. The article of claim 1 , wherein the bonding points comprise an adhesive.4. The article of claim 1 , wherein the bonding points have a shape selected from the group consisting of a circle claim 1 , an ellipse claim 1 , a rectangle claim 1 , a triangle claim 1 , and combinations thereof.5. The article of claim 1 , wherein the bonding points have a diameter in a range of about 1 mm to about 2 mm.6. The article of claim 1 , wherein the first web further comprises macroapertures.7. The article of claim 1 , wherein the second web is an absorbent structure.8. The article of claim 1 , wherein ...

ABSORBENT ARTICLES COMPRISING STRETCH LAMINATES

An absorbent article includes a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, and at least one elastically elongatable panel joined to the chassis. The elastically elongatable panel includes a stretch laminate that has at least one cover layer, an elastomeric film attached to the cover layer, the elastomeric film having two surfaces and a skin on at least one of the surfaces, and an adhesive disposed between the skin and the cover layer. The stretch laminate has at least one anchoring zone and at least one stretch zone, the skin that is located in the anchoring zone has a plurality of wrinkles, and the wrinkles have furrows, and at least some of the adhesive is disposed in at least some of the furrows. An absorbent article including the stretch laminate is also provided. 1. An absorbent article comprising: i) a chassis comprising a topsheet , a backsheet , and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; and ii) at least one elastically elongatable panel joined to the chassis , wherein the elastically elongatable panel comprises a stretch laminate comprising:a. at least one cover layer;b. an elastomeric film attached to the cover layer, the elastomeric film having two surfaces and a skin on at least one of the surfaces; andwherein the elastomeric film is attached to the cover layer by ultrasonic bonding;wherein the stretch laminate has at least one anchoring zone and at least one stretch zone, wherein the stretch zone of the stretch laminate is elastically extensible along a stretch direction, and the anchoring zone of the stretch laminate is attached to the chassis or a fastener, and is not extensible along the stretch direction; andwherein the skin of the elastomeric film that is located in the anchoring zone has a plurality of wrinkles and the wrinkles have furrows.2. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the elastomeric film comprises a polyolefin elastomer.3. The ...

ABSORBENT CORE, ARTICLES COMPRISING SAID CORE, AND METHODS OF MAKING

An absorbent core comprising: a front portion; a back portion; a middle portion position between the front portion and the back portion; and a longitudinal axis extending along a length of said core and crossing said front, middle and back portions, the absorbent core having a width extending perpendicular to said length and a perimeter comprising at least two opposing ends and at least two opposing sides positioned between said ends, said core comprising an absorbent material sandwiched between upper and lower layers of said core wherein the absorbent core comprises at least one interconnected channel substantially free of absorbent material and with at least portions thereof extending along both the length and the width of said core arranged to form an open end proximal to the front portion and a closed end proximal to the back portion and wherein said channel is formed by mechanically bonding said upper layer directly to said lower layer at a plurality of distinct bonding sites, wherein each channel portion comprises no more than two consecutive bonding sites taken along a channel width axis. 1101. An absorbent core () comprising:{'b': '122', 'a front portion ();'}{'b': '124', 'a back portion ();'}{'b': 126', '122', '124, 'a middle portion () position between the front portion () and the back portion (); and'}{'b': 101', '122', '126', '124', '101', '102', '103', '104', '105', '102', '103', '101', '101', '101', '106', '101', '106', '501', '502', '501, 'a longitudinal axis extending along a length of said core () and crossing said front, middle and back portions (, , ), the absorbent core () having a width extending perpendicular to said length and a perimeter comprising at least two opposing ends (, ) and at least two opposing sides (, ) positioned between said ends (, ), said core () comprising an absorbent material sandwiched between upper and lower layers of said core () characterized in that the absorbent core () comprises at least one interconnected channel ...

ABSORBENT ARTICLE HAVING A MULTI LAYERED SIDE SEAM, AND CORRESPONDING MANUFACTURING METHOD

An absorbent article, such as a pant diaper, a sanitary pant or an incontinence pant, includes a front part, a back part, and a crotch part. Lateral side portions of the front part and the back part are superposed, so that their inner surfaces face each other, and are joined to each other along side seams extending in a longitudinal direction of the article. The lateral side portions of the front part and/or the back part include at least one layer of nonwoven material which is reinforced in the area of at least one of the side seams. 1. An absorbent article comprising:a front part, a back part, and a crotch part, whereinlateral side portions of the front part and the back part are superposed, so that an inner surface of the lateral side portions of the front part face an inner surface of the lateral side portions of the back part, and the lateral side portions of the front part are joined to the lateral side portions of the back part along side seams extending in a longitudinal direction of the absorbent article,the lateral side portions of at least one of the front part and the back part include a first layer of nonwoven material which is reinforced in an area of at least one of the side seams,the absorbent article includes at least one additional layer of nonwoven material extending at least in the area of the at least one side seam for reinforcing the first layer nonwoven material, andthe at least one additional layer of material is obtained by folding the first layer of nonwoven material upon itself.23-. (canceled)4. The absorbent article of claim 1 , including at least two additional layers of material extending at least in the area of the at least one side seam claim 1 , which are obtained by double folding the first layer of nonwoven material of the lateral side portions of the front part upon itself.5. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the at least one additional layer of material is provided on an outer surface of the first layer of nonwoven ...

Overnight Diaper Insert

An absorbent pad useful as a diaper insert to augment the absorbent capacity of a disposable or non-disposable diaper, which comprises two superposed fluid pervious layers and a liquid absorbent layer disposed between the liquid pervious layers. The absorbent pad first receives liquid excrement from the wearer and stores this in the absorbent layer. As the absorbent capacity of the absorbent pad is reached, liquid migrates from the absorbent pad into the absorbent region of the primary diaper thus increasing the total capacity of the system. 1. A disposable absorbent pad comprising:first and second superposed fluid pervious layers having a length and a width and a liquid absorbent layer disposed between said fluid pervious layers wherein the length and width of said liquid absorbent layer are less than that of said first and second fluid pervious layers and said liquid absorbent layer is positioned inside the edges of said fluid pervious layers and the edges of said fluid pervious layers are secured to each other thus containing said liquid absorbent layer between said first and second fluid pervious layers and providing a seal around the pad perimeter, said pad being adapted to be inserted in a disposable or cloth diaper such that the first said fluid pervious layer is in contact with the body side liner of the diaper and the second said fluid pervious layer is in contact with the wearer.2. A disposable absorbent pad as defined in wherein the liquid absorbent layer contains organic non-cellulosic particles.3. A disposable absorbent pad as defined in wherein the first and second fluid pervious layers comprise nonwoven sheets.4. A disposable absorbent pad comprising:first and second superposed fluid pervious layers having a length and a width and a liquid absorbent layer disposed between said fluid pervious layers wherein the length and width of said liquid absorbent layer are less than that of said first and second fluid pervious layers and said liquid absorbent ...

ABSORBENT ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME

A water-disintegrable absorbent article adapted to be easily peeled off the wearer's undergarment after use. A pantiliner has a topsheet lying on a body side of the wearer, a backsheet and a liquid-absorbent body interposed between the top- and backsheets. The backsheet may be formed of a water-disintegrable fibrous nonwoven fabric of which the component fibers have an orientation extending in a longitudinal direction. On a non-body side, first adhesive regions adapted to be attached to the wearer's undergarment and second adhesive regions allocated on both outer sides in a transverse direction of the first adhesive regions so as to be spaced in the transverse direction from the first adhesive regions. The first adhesive regions include front first adhesive regions, rear first adhesive regions and central first adhesive regions allocated between the front and rear first adhesive regions spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction. The second adhesive regions include front second adhesive regions and rear second adhesive regions spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction. The central first adhesive regions are allocated in a space area defined by the front and rear second adhesive regions and arranged in the transverse direction. 1. An absorbent article having a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction , and including:a body-side;a non-body-side opposite to the body-side;a water-disintegrable topsheet lying on the body-side;a water-disintegrable backsheet lying on the non-body-side;a water-disintegrable absorbent body interposed between these top- and backsheets; andadhesive regions formed on the non-body-side of the backsheet and through which the backsheet is attachable to a wearer's undergarment, wherein:the backsheet is formed of a fibrous nonwoven fabric of which component fibers have an orientation extending in the longitudinal direction, andthe adhesive regions include first adhesive regions extending in the longitudinal ...

Apparatus and Method for Making Side Seams on Absorbent Articles

The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses configured to bond elastic laminates together between a rotating drum and anvil. The drum includes a fluid nozzle and a press member. As such, a first elastic laminate and a second elastics laminate may be advanced in a machine direction onto the rotating drum. A fluid is heated to a temperature sufficient to partially melt substrate layers of the first and second elastic laminates. As the drum rotates, the press member shifts radially outward from the drum wherein a length, L, of the pattern surface extends in the cross direction across a plurality of elastic strands of first and/or second elastic laminates. And the partially melted portion of the substrate layers of the first and second elastic laminates and the plurality of elastic strands are then bonded together by being compressed between the pattern surface and the anvil roll. 1. A method for assembling disposable pant diapers , each pant diaper comprising a chassis having a first end region and an opposing second end region separated from each other by a central region , and having a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis , the chassis comprising: a topsheet , a backsheet , and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet , the method comprising the steps of:advancing a continuous first substrate layer in a machine direction;advancing a continuous second substrate layer in the machine direction;stretching a plurality of elastic strands in the machine direction;adhering the stretched plurality of elastic strands between the first substrate layer and the second substrate layer to form a continuous elastic laminate;rotating a drum about an axis of rotation, the drum comprising a fluid nozzle and a press member, wherein the press member comprises a pattern surface that defines a length, L, that extends in a cross direction;rotating an anvil roll adjacent the drum;advancing the elastic laminate on the drum, wherein the first substrate ...

Textured Laminate Structure, Absorbent Articles With Textured Laminate Structure, And Method for Manufacturing

A method for producing a textured laminate structure is disclosed. The method may include the steps of forming a first bonded nonwoven material of polymeric fibers constituting a first layer, creating a pattern of apertures through the first bonded nonwoven material, and following the aperture pattern creating step, discontinuously bonding the first layer to a second layer. The method may also include disposing one or more elastic members between the first and second layers prior to the bonding step. The one or more elastic members may be disposed between the layers while in a strained condition. The resulting structure provides a stretch laminate with tactilely and visually interesting features, and may be used to form components of a disposable absorbent article such as a side panel thereof. 1. A method for producing a textured laminate structure , comprising the steps of:forming, along a machine direction, a first bonded nonwoven material of polymeric fibers having a machine direction bias, constituting a first layer;creating a pattern of apertures through the first bonded nonwoven material; andfollowing said aperture pattern creating step, discontinuously bonding the first layer to a second layer.2. The method of wherein the second layer is a nonwoven material formed of polymeric fibers.3. The method of further comprising the step of disposing one or more elastic members between the first and second layers prior to said bonding step.4. The method of wherein the one or more elastic members are strands of elastomeric material.5. The method of further wherein the one or more elastic members are disposed between the first and second layers while in a strained condition.6. The method of wherein the aperture pattern creating step comprises the steps of impressing an added pattern of thermal bonds into the first bonded nonwoven material claim 1 , and incrementally stretching the first bonded nonwoven material thereby causing material at the thermal bonds to break and ...

METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STRETCHABLE ELASTIC MEMBER, AND DISPOSABLE DIAPER USING STRETCHABLE ELASTIC MEMBER

Provided is a method for manufacturing a stretchable elastic member excellent in appearance and reduced in manufacturing cost by applying a first adhesive to an inner surface of a sheet at one side at predetermined intervals, applying a second adhesive to elongated resilient and elastic members at predetermined intervals, forming first application regions in which the first adhesive is applied and first non-application regions between the first application regions and the adjacent first application regions, forming second application regions in which the second adhesive is applied over a large number of the first application regions and second non-application regions between the second application regions and the adjacent second application regions, fixedly installing, on an inner surface of the sheet at the one side, the elongated resilient and elastic members and a sheet at the other side at the outer side of the elongated resilient and elastic members, and cutting the elongated resilient and elastic members in sections in which the first non-application regions and the second application regions oppose each other when seen from the above. 1. A method for manufacturing a stretchable elastic member , the stretchable elastic member including a stretchable region and a non-stretchable region by fixedly installing a plurality of elongated resilient and elastic members to between two layers of sheets in an extended state , and then , cutting the elongated resilient and elastic members , the method comprising:applying a first adhesive to an inner surface of the sheet at one side at predetermined intervals and applying a second adhesive to the elongated resilient and elastic members at predetermined intervals;forming first application regions in which the first adhesive is applied and first non-application regions between the first application regions and the adjacent first application regions;forming second application regions in which the second adhesive is applied ...

ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH PROFILED ACQUISITION-DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

An absorbent article () having an absorbent core comprising at least about 80% of superabsorbent polymers (SAP) by weight of its absorbent material. An acquisition-distribution system (ADS) () is at least partially disposed between the absorbent core and the topsheet. The ADS extends in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article at least from a point A1 disposed at a distance D from the front edge to a point A2 disposed at a distance D from the back edge of the article, D being equal to 32% of the length L of the article. The ADS has a basis weight which may be at least 20% lower at the point A2 than at the point A1. 1. An absorbent article comprising a front end , a back end and a longitudinal axis extending in a longitudinal direction of the article , the article having a length L as measured along the longitudinal axis between the front end and the back end , the absorbent article comprising:a liquid permeable topsheet;a liquid impermeable backsheet;an absorbent core comprising a core wrap enclosing an absorbent material, the absorbent material comprising at least about 80% of superabsorbent polymers (SAP) by weight of the absorbent material; andan acquisition-distribution system at least partially disposed between the absorbent core and the topsheet and comprising one or more layers; wherein the acquisition-distribution system extends in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article at least from a point A1 disposed at a distance D from the front edge to a point A2 disposed at the distance D from the back edge of the article, wherein the distance D is equal to about 32% of the length L of the article, and wherein the acquisition-distribution system has a basis weight which is lower at the point A2 than at the point A1.2. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the acquisition-distribution system has a basis weight at least about 20% lower at the point A2 than at the point A1.3. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the acquisition- ...

SELF-SUPPORTING FIBERIZED WEB INCLUDING A HOT MELT COMPOSITION FOR USE IN DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLES AND APPLICATION METHOD

Applicants' invention includes a disposable absorbent article including a top sheet, an absorbent core, and a self-supporting fiberized web situated between the top sheet and the absorbent core, wherein the self-supporting fiberized web includes a hot melt composition and is free of absorbent materials. 1. A disposable absorbent article comprising:a top sheet;an absorbent core; anda self-supporting fiberized web situated between the top sheet and the absorbent core,wherein the self-supporting fiberized web comprises a hot melt composition and is free of absorbent materials.2. The disposable absorbent article of claim 1 , further comprising a standard acquisition distribution layer situated either directly above or directly below the self-supporting fiberized web.3. The disposable absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the self-supporting fiberized web has a basis weight of about 10 to about 200 grams per square meter.4. The disposable absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the hot melt composition is tack free at room temperature.5. The disposable absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the hot melt composition has a viscosity of no greater than 50 claim 1 ,000 cP at 178° C.6. The disposable absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the hot melt composition has a viscosity of from about 100 cP to about 30 claim 1 ,000 cP at 178° C.7. The disposable absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the hot melt composition comprises an ethylene copolymer.8. The disposable absorbent article of claim 7 , wherein an ethylene copolymer is selected from a group consisting of ethylene olefin copolymers and ethylene vinyl acetate copolymers.9. The disposable absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the hot melt composition comprises an ethylene copolymer and a wax having a Ring and Ball Softening Point of from about 95° C. to about 140° C.10. The disposable absorbent article of claim 9 , wherein the wax is selected from a group consisting of Fischer Tropsch wax and polyethylene wax.11. The ...

DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH SEALED ABSORBENT CORE WITH SUBSTANTIALLY CONTINUOUSLY DISTRIBUTED ABSORBENT PARTICULATE POLYMER MATERIAL

A disposable absorbent article includes a chassis and an absorbent core which is substantially cellulose free. The chassis may contain a topsheet and a backsheet. The absorbent core may be located between the topsheet and the backsheet and may include (i) a storage layer which comprises an absorbent particulate polymer material and has a wearer facing side and an opposed garment facing side, (ii) a first core wrap sheet covering the wearer facing side of the storage layer, and (iii) a second core wrap sheet covering the garment facing side of the storage layer, the first core wrap sheet being joined to the second core wrap sheet along at least one sealing zone. 1. A disposable absorbent article comprising:a chassis including a topsheet and a backsheet; and (i) a storage layer which comprises an absorbent particulate polymer material and has a wearer facing side and an opposed garment facing side,', '(ii) a first core wrap sheet covering the wearer facing side of the storage layer, the first core wrap sheet being a first substrate for a first absorbent layer, and', '(iii) a second core wrap sheet covering the garment facing side of the storage layer, the second core wrap sheet being a second substrate for a second absorbent layer,, 'an absorbent core, which is substantially cellulose free, located between the topsheet and the backsheet and having a wearer facing side oriented toward a wearer when the article is being worn and an opposed garment facing side, the absorbent core comprisingwherein:the first core wrap sheet is joined to the second core wrap sheet along at least one sealing zone, the sealing zone covering a total area and comprising a plurality of stripes of juncture,the storage layer, the first core wrap sheet, and the second core wrap sheet together comprise the first and second absorbent layers, andthe absorbent particulate polymer material is disposed between the first and second substrates in an absorbent particulate polymer material area.2. The ...

ARTICLE WITH TACKIFIER-FREE ADHESIVE

Disposable absorbent articles assembled from a collection of components using an adhesive comprising an amorphous polyolefin composition and a heterophase polyolefin composition comprising amorphous character and crystalline blocks. 1. A disposable absorbent article having a longitudinal centerline and a lateral centerline , a front waist region with a front waist edge , a rear waist region with a rear waist edge , a crotch region disposed between said front and rear waist regions and two spaced apart longitudinal side edges joining said front waist edge to said rear waist edge and comprising an assembly of components including:a) a topsheet;b) a backsheet underlying said topsheet;c) an absorbent core disposed between said topsheet and said backsheet, wherein said absorbent core comprises at least one of a core cover, a dusting layer, an acquisition layer, a distribution layer and a storage member; i) a fastening system for joining said front waist region to said rear waist region when said absorbent article is worn;', 'ii) barrier cuffs lying adjacent and inboard one of said longitudinal side edges;', 'iii) gasketing cuffs lying between said longitudinal side edge and said barrier cuff;', 'iv) front ears disposed in said front waist region;', 'v) back ears disposed in said rear waist region; and', 'vi) a receiving member; and, 'd) at least one additional component selected from the group consisting of (i) about 40-70 wt. % of an amorphous polyolefin composition comprising greater than 40 mole % 1-butene;', '(ii) about 70-40 wt. % of a heterophase polyolefin composition having a molecular weight (Mw) less than 10,000, comprising a propene and a monomer selected from ethylene, 1-hexene, 1-octene or combinations thereof; and', {'sub': '3', '(iii) about 0.1 to 30 wt. % of a polyisobutylene plasticizer polymerized with AlCland having a molecular weight (Mw) of 200-5000.'}], 'e) a hot melt adhesive composition suitable for joining at least two absorbent article ...

PRODUCTION PROCESS OF A NONWOVEN FABRIC SHEET

A sheet of nonwoven fabric which has surface irregularities, the shape of the surface irregularities being less apt to be changed by external pressure, etc. The sheet has a machine, cross and thickness directions which are perpendicular to one another. The upper surface has a plurality of protrusions continuously extending, in parallel, in the cross direction and further has a plurality of recesses that are located between the adjacent protrusions and extend in the cross direction. The sheet includes first and second fibrous layers located on the upper-surface side and the lower-surface side, respectively. The first fibrous layer comprises heat-fusible fibers, and the second fibrous layer comprises coil-shaped three-dimensional crimp fibers that are oriented mainly in the machine direction and form a network by entanglement thereof without having been fused at the sites where the crimp fibers cross one another. 14-. (canceled)5. A production process of a non-woven fabric sheet , comprising:a) a step for opening a fiber assembly containing heat-fusible fibers by passing through a carding machine to form a web containing heat-fusible fibers,b) a step for opening a fiber assembly containing latent crimpable fibers by passing through a carding machine to form a web containing latent crimp able fibers,c) a step for superimposing the web containing heat-fusible fibers and the web containing latent crimpable fibers to form a laminated web,d) a step for generating a difference in shrinkage force in the machine direction in the laminated web by expressing crimping of the latent crimpable fibers during a heat treatment step over a prescribed width in the machine direction,f) a heat treatment step for heating the web to a temperature that is lower than the fusing temperature of the heat-fusible fibers but causes expression of crimping by the latent crimpable fibers using means for lowering resistance to expression of crimping by the latent crimpable fibers, andg) a step for ...

METHOD OF PRODUCING A COMPOSITE MULTI-LAYERED PRINTED ABSORBENT ARTICLE

A method for producing a composite multi-layered absorbent article. At least two of the layers include a colored region. 1. A method of producing a multi-layered absorbent article having two or more colored regions , the method comprising the steps of:a. providing an absorbent article converting line;b. supplying a first precursor web to the converting line;c. printing a first colored region to the first precursor web using contact printing at a contact printing station;d. supplying a precursor non-woven web to the converting line;e. producing a composite substrate from the first precursor web and the precursor non-woven web;f. supplying a non-woven web material;g. printing a second colored region to the non-woven web material using non-contact printing at a non-contact printing station;h. cutting the composite substrate into individual sheets;i. cutting the non-woven web material into individual sheets; andj. combining an individual sheet of composite substrate and an individual sheet of non-woven material to produce an absorbent article; wherein the second colored region is printed to a surface of the non-woven web material that faces the composite substrate.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the absorbent article comprises an absorbent core and the individual sheet of non-woven material is positioned between the individual sheet of composite substrate and the absorbent core.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composite substrate is produced using a combination apparatus claim 1 , wherein the combination apparatus forms at least one tuft in the composite substrate.4. The method of claim 13 , wherein the absorbent article is a feminine sanitary napkin having a central region claim 13 , a periphery claim 13 , and longitudinal centerline.5. The method of wherein the individual sheet of composite substrate and the individual sheet of non-woven material are registered to provide a second colored region in the central region of the feminine sanitary napkin and a ...

ARTICLE WITH TACKIFIER-FREE ADHESIVE

Disposable absorbent articles assembled from a collection of components using an adhesive comprising an amorphous polyolefin composition and a heterophase polyolefin composition comprising amorphous character and crystalline blocks. 1. A disposable absorbent article having a longitudinal centerline and a lateral centerline , a front waist region with a front waist edge , a rear waist region with a rear waist edge , a crotch region disposed between said front and rear waist regions and two spaced apart longitudinal side edges joining said front waist edge to said rear waist edge and comprising an assembly of components including:a) a topsheet;b) a backsheet underlying said topsheet;c) an absorbent core disposed between said topsheet and said backsheet, wherein said absorbent core comprises at least one of a core cover, a dusting layer, an acquisition layer, a distribution layer and a storage member; i) a fastening system for joining said front waist region to said rear waist region when said absorbent article is worn;', 'ii) barrier cuffs lying adjacent and inboard one of said longitudinal side edges;', 'iii) gasketing cuffs lying between said longitudinal side edge and said barrier cuff;', 'iv) front ears disposed in said front waist region;', 'v) back ears disposed in said rear waist region; and', 'vi) a receiving member; and, 'd) at least one additional component selected from the group consisting of (i) about 90-10 wt. % of an amorphous polyolefin composition comprising at least about 40 wt. % of 1-butene monomer units; and', '(ii) about 10-90 wt. % of a heterophase polyolefin propylene copolymer composition comprising propene comonomer units and a comonomer unit selected from the group consisting of ethylene, 1-hexene, 1-octene, and amorphous blocks and crystalline blocks., 'e) a hot melt adhesive composition joining at least two absorbent article components together, wherein said adhesive composition comprises2. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein said ...

Method Of Making Prefastened Refastenable Disposable Absorbent Articles

The present disclosure relates to methods for manufacturing absorbent articles, and in particular, methods for making pre-fastened refastenable pant diapers. Aspects of the methods according to the present disclosure relate to the fabrication of refastenable pant diapers wherein discrete chassis are advanced in a machine direction such that the lateral axis is parallel with the machine direction. First side panels are then refastenably connected with the first waist region, and second side panels are permanently connected the second waist regions of the discrete chassis. The chassis are connected with discrete lengths of side panel material and/or connection zone material. The chassis are then folded, and the first and second side panels are subsequently bonded together. The article is then subjected to knife cut at or adjacent the bonded regions to create discrete, pre-fastened refastenable pant diapers. 1. A process for assembling disposable pre-fastened pant diapers , each pant diaper comprising a chassis having a first waist region longitudinally opposed to a second waist region , and having a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis , the chassis comprising: a topsheet , a backsheet , and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet , each pant diaper further comprising laterally opposed first side panels refastenably connected with the first waist region; and laterally opposed second side panels permanently connected with the second waist region and permanently connected with corresponding first side panels to form a waist opening , the process comprising the steps of:advancing a first continuous web having a first surface and an opposing second surface in a machine direction wherein fastener components are connected with the first surface;cutting the first continuous web into first discrete patches, each first patch having a leading end region, a trailing end region, and a central region disposed between the leading and trailing end regions, ...

ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH FASTENING SYSTEM

An absorbent article includes a chassis having a topsheet, a backsheet including an outer cover non-woven material, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; at least one elastically elongatable panel joined to the chassis; and a fastening system, the fastening system having a male fastener and a female fastening material. 1. An absorbent article comprising:a) a chassis having i) a topsheet, ii) a backsheet comprising an outer cover non-woven material, and iii) an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; andb) a fastening system, the fastening system having a male fastener and a female fastening material, each of the hooks has an overall hook height that is greater than or equal to one third of the overall thickness of the female fastening material but less than or equal to twice the overall thickness of the female fastening material;', has an overall shape with at least two sides that are substantially parallel, has a width-to-thickness aspect ratio that is greater than or equal to 1 but less than or equal to 2, and', 'is greater than or equal to 40,000 square micrometers but less than or equal to 120,000 square micrometers; and, 'each of the hooks includes a cap, and each of the caps has a vertical engagement effective area that, less than or equal to one third of the thickness of the overall thickness of the female fastening material, and', 'less than or equal to 120 micrometers; and, 'each of the caps has an overall cap height that is, 'each of the hooks has two arms, at least one of the arms having an underside, the underside including a recessed portion, the recessed portion having a deepest recessed depth that is greater than or equal to 40% of the overall fiber cross-sectional dimension and less than or equal to 200% of the overall fiber cross-sectional dimension; and, 'wherein the male fastener is joined to the at least one elastically elongatable panel, and the male fastener includes a plurality of ...

METHOD AND UNIT FOR FORMING AN ABSORBENT ARTICLE

A method for forming an absorbent article including a first absorbent core and a second absorbent core which are superposed on each other, includes feeding a first supporting web along a first feed path in a first feed direction; placing a succession of first absorbent cores on the first supporting web at a preset spacing; feeding a second supporting web along a second feed path in a second feed direction; placing a succession of second absorbent cores on the second supporting web at the preset spacing; coupling the first supporting web to the second supporting web such that each first absorbent core is coupled to a corresponding second absorbent core in a composite web including the succession of first absorbent cores and the succession of the second absorbent cores interposed between the first supporting web and the second supporting web. 1. A method for forming an absorbent article of the type comprising a first absorbent core and a second absorbent core which are superposed on each other , the forming method comprising:a step of feeding a first supporting web along a first feed path in a first feed direction;a step of placing a succession of first absorbent cores on the first supporting web at a preset spacing;a step of feeding a second supporting web along a second feed path in a second feed direction;a step of placing a succession of second absorbent cores on the second supporting web at the preset spacing;a step of coupling the second supporting web to the first supporting web in such a way that each first absorbent core is coupled to a corresponding second absorbent core in a composite web comprising the succession of first absorbent cores and the succession of the second absorbent cores interposed between the first supporting web and the second supporting web.2. The method according to claim 1 , comprising a step of compressing the first absorbent cores before the step of placing the succession of first absorbent cores on the first supporting web.3. The ...