A method in which, while an article is carried with a main portion in contact with a carrying surface and a to-be-folded portion in contact with a folder plate, includes: a first guiding step, wherein a first guide surface guides the to-be-folded portion of the unfolded article, on a side of the carrying surface, in parallel to the carrying surface; a second guiding step, following the first guiding step, wherein a second guide surface, while being in contact with the to-be-folded portion, gradually raises the to-be-folded portion while moving downstream; and a third guiding step, following the second guiding step, wherein a third guide surface guides the to-be-folded portion so that the to-be-folded portion is folded onto the main portion.

Herein disclosed is a durable, ecofriendly, pet diaper fabricated from durable, washable materials enabling repeated use is disclosed. The diaper includes an impervious exterior layer and a pervious and breathable interior layer joined at an outer rim. An absorbent pad is positioned distally from the outer rim creating a gap between the pad and outer rim. The diaper includes securing members and is designed for maximum comfort and commodious fit to the animal.

A male incontinence disposable absorbent article comprising: a waistband assembly 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 comprising a liquid-impervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet, and an absorbent core positioned between the topsheet and backsheet, and further comprising lateral cuffs extending along a length of said core and joined to at least a portion of said topsheet on a skin-facing surface thereof; wherein the absorbent panel assembly is arranged such that it overlaps at least a portion of the waistband assembly in at least a front and/or back portion thereof, and wherein the waistband assembly comprises a first waist region, a second waist region, and a third waist region, each said waist regions comprising a plurality of elastic strands, wherein said elastic strands of said first waist region have a first spacing, said elastic strands of said second waist region have a second spacing, and said elastic strands of said third waist region have a third spacing, wherein said absorbent panel assembly comprises a frontal barrier comprising a nonwoven substrate that is joined to at least portions of each said lateral cuffs at distinct joining zones and wherein said joining zones do not substantially overlap with the topsheet in areas thereof that are free from said lateral cuffs such that a pocket is formed, and wherein said nonwoven substrate is joined to said topsheet along a further joining zone that is positioned between said distinct joining zones and along an extremity of the pocket along a transverse direction crossing the distinct joining zones, and in that said pocket is arranged to provide for containment of the male genitalia when the article is worn by a subject and/or provide a barrier to leakage on the front of said article towards the waistband assembly.

An underpants-type disposable diaper wherein the end portions of elastic members are kept from being drawn in, and the bonding strength in side sealed portions is kept from deteriorating. The diaper has outer member defining front and back body sections, wherein side portions of the outer member in the front and back body sections are joined to form side sealed portions, which produce a waist opening and a pair of leg openings. The front and/or back body sections, are provided with a tortuous elastic member extending with curvature from one to the other of the side sealed portions, and bonded thereto with adhesive. The amount of adhesive applied to a zone neighbouring the inner zone of each side sealed portion is larger than that applied to the outer zone of each side sealed portion.

The present invention relates to a sanitary diaper or undergarment having a body shield that may be made of a plurality of materials and may be infused with a plurality of substances that have anti-fungal, anti-bacterial and moisturizing properties. The body shield may be hypoallergenic, scented or non-scented. The interior of the body shield has an adhesive flap that can be applied to the genital area or hip area of the wearer, in order to seal the genital area or hip areas of the wearer from any human waste that accumulates within the diaper. As a result, the device greatly reduces and prevents the occurrence of diaper rash and other skin irritations that can occur from wearing a diaper for prolonged periods of time.

The present invention relates to a reusable diaper with a disposable pad device primarily comprised of a body that has an outer surface, an inner surface with at least one pad and a rear surface and a front surface each with at least two tabs. The tabs allow the device to be secured around the user. The pad is further removably-attached to the inner surface via at least one fastener, such that the pad can be removed when a user soils and/or defecates in the device. The top surface of the pad is further comprised of a gel pad and infused with lotion, such that it does not irritate the skin of the user. Therefore, a user can replace the pad when necessary, while continuing to utilize the rest of the device for multiple diaper changes.

A wearable article wherein least some of the elastic bodies may be arranged in at least 2 sets of a concentrated array defined as meeting: a) one concentrated array is formed by 2-4 elastic bodies; b) each elastic body within one concentrated array is disposed in an inner-interval between each elastic body of 2-4 mm; and c) one specific concentrated array disposed in an extra-interval between at least one neighboring elastic body outside the specific concentrated array of less than 8 mm. The entirety of the length of the belt side edge of the front belt may be seamed with a certain length of the belt side edge of the back belt to define a seam length LS. The front and back belts may each divided into 4 zones wherein at least 2 concentrated arrays are disposed on the front proximal tummy zone or the back distal tummy zone.

Disclosed is a wearable article comprising a main body and a ring-like elastic belt comprising a front belt and a back belt. At least some of the elastic bodies may be arranged in an array, the array defined as meeting: a) one array is formed by 2-10 elastic bodies; b) each elastic body within one array is disposed in an inner-interval between each elastic body of 2-4 mm; and c) one specific array disposed in an extra-interval between at least one neighboring elastic bodies outside the specific array of greater than the inner-interval. Further, the front belt may comprise at least 5 arrays.

The present disclosure relates to wearable articles having an elastic belt having arrays of elastic bodies.

An absorbent article is worn to receive discharged urine of the wearer. The article includes a liquid-permeable top sheet, an intermediate liquid-absorbent layer, a bottom sheet including at least one indicator and a liquid-impermeable backing layer. Each of the at least one externally visible indicator is coated or impregnated with at least one chemical reagent facing the liquid-absorbent layer. Each of the at least one chemical reagent is configured to undergo a change in color or shade from a plurality of different possible color or shade changes of the reagent upon contact with the discharged urine. Each color or shade is associated with a corresponding level of an analyzed component or with the presence or absence of the analyzed component and the change in color or shade of the at least one chemical reagent is externally visible on the indicator through the bottom sheet and the backing layer.