An absorbent article having a chassis formed of a topsheet and backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and backsheet. First and second non-elasticated cuffs are provided on a body facing surface of the absorbent article on opposite sides of a longitudinal centerline. Each of the cuffs has a proximal end attached to the chassis and a distal end extending towards the centerline, wherein the width of the cuff measured between the proximal end and the distal end is at least 3 mm. Cuffs of the absorbent article may either incorporate a fold at the distal end to form cuffs with at least two layers or have a minimum cuff stiffness of at least 0.04 g*cm.

Disclosed is a sanitary article including a topsheet, backsheet and absorbent core, the sanitary article having an extension in longitudinal and transverse directions, the sanitary article having first and second longitudinal edges extending in the longitudinal direction and front and rear transverse edges extending in the transverse direction, the sanitary article being divided in a front portion, crotch portion and a rear portion, the absorbent core including a head portion, body portion and neck portion forming a transitional region between the head portion and the body portion, the head portion being positioned in the front portion and the body portion being positioned in the crotch portion and rear portion, wherein a transverse width at the neck region is smaller than a maximum transverse width of the absorbent core in the head portion and the body portion, wherein the absorbent core comprises three individual and separate embossed functional design elements.

Disclosed is a disposable hygiene article having a transverse direction, longitudinal direction and longitudinal centerline, the article having a front portion, crotch portion and rear portion, and including a liquid-permeable topsheet, a liquid-impermeable backsheet, and absorbent core arranged between the topsheet and backsheet, the topsheet and backsheet extending beyond the absorbent core to provide an outer boundary region of the article, the outer contour of the absorbent core being defined by mutually symmetrical mirror-imaged portions about the longitudinal centre line, the core including a neck region, the portion of the core forward of the neck region being defined as a head region and the portion of the core rearward of the neck being defined as the body portion, the article including at least one asymmetrical wing including an outer edge, the at least one asymmetrical wing outer edge meeting the disposable hygiene article at front and rear wing junctions.

A feminine night pad is described having multiple layers of absorbent material selectively stacked in a manner to define a body portion and a central portion. Each portion is laid upon an upper surface of a trim member including an impermeable sheet. The body portion has a plurality of absorbing layers set in from the edge of the trim member. The central portion is built upon the body portion and includes one or more layers of additional absorbent material. The trim member is covered in absorbent material and extends around the entire periphery of the body portion. The trim member and corresponding portions are formed into a triangular shape to better conform to a woman's body.

A packaged elongate sanitary protection product includes a folded sanitary product and a circular package. The sanitary product has first and second arcuate end portions comprising first and second ends, respectively, separated by a central portion, and a pair of longitudinal side edges connecting the first and second ends. The arcuate end portions have an effective radius and a maximum width, substantially equal to twice the effective radius. The central portion has a minimum width between about 75% and about 90% of the maximum width, and the sanitary product has a length between about 225% and about 285% of the maximum width. In addition, first and second fold lines are located a distance from each end equal to about 85% to about 105% of the maximum width of the arcuate end portions. The sanitary protection product is folded in a Z-configuration on first and second fold lines to form a substantially circular folded sanitary protection product, which is enveloped in the circular package.

Absorbent articles including sanitary napkins, panty liners and incontinence pads, wherein an end portion in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article is reduced from rising by the contraction force of an elastic stretchable member, and the absorption performance is improved and lateral leakage is prevented. In FIG. 5, a sanitary napkin 1 includes a side nonwoven fabric 7 that has an absorber 4 interposed between a permeable front sheet 3 and an impermeable back sheet 2 and forms a solid gather BS rising on each of both side portions on a skin side by a contraction force due to an elastic stretchable member 14. The side nonwoven fabric 7 has a fixed zone 20 joined to the absorbent article 4 side by folding back in both end portions in the longitudinal direction of the napkin, a standing zone 21 rising on a skin side by joining the elastic stretchable member 14 in an intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the napkin, and a non-fixed zone 22 where the elastic stretchable member 14 is neither joined between the fixed zone 20 and standing zone 21 nor joined to the absorber 4 side.

An absorbent article having a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis is provided. The article has a topsheet and backsheet, together forming a chassis that is symmetrical about the transverse axis. An absorbent core is disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, with a perimeter of the chassis extending beyond the surface area of the core. The absorbent core is asymmetrical about the transverse axis. In one embodiment, less than 50% of the surface area of the absorbent article is mechanically compressed. In another embodiment, the absorbent article has an in-use flexibility of less than 170 mN, preferably less than 130 mN. In a further embodiment, the absorbent article has a stiffness measured in the core free area of less than 0.4 g*cm.

An absorbent article having a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis and a front region and rear region disposed either side of the transverse axis is provided. The article has a topsheet with a shape that is symmetrical about the transverse axis and a backsheet with the same shape and size as the topsheet. An absorbent core is disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, the absorbent core being asymmetrical about the transverse axis of the article, wherein more than 50% of the absorbent core is disposed in the front region of the absorbent article. The absorbent article further has an absorbency indicator, wherein more than 50% of the absorbency indicator is provided in the front of the absorbent article.

A method of making an absorbent article having a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis is provided. The method involves delivering a supply of absorbent web in a machine direction and cutting the absorbent web material in a cross-direction to form a repeating nested pattern of generally identically shaped and oppositely oriented absorbent cores that are asymmetrical about the transverse axis. The cut absorbent cores are then positioned between a continuous web of topsheet and backsheet material, wherein the absorbent cores remain in the cross-direction and are spaced apart in the machine direction. Absorbent articles are then stamped out in the cross-direction, wherein adjacent absorbent articles have alternately oriented absorbent cores.

An absorbent product includes a liquid permeable topsheet, a liquid impermeable backsheet, and an absorbent core enclosed between the topsheet and the backsheet. The absorbent core includes an absorbent fibrous layer and a liquid inlet foam layer and the absorbent core includes a transversally central liquid inlet region extending in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent core. Within the liquid inlet region, the liquid inlet foam layer is covered by a plurality of inlet openings and has a transversal width, which is equal to, or up to 9 mm smaller than, the minimum transversal width of the absorbent fibrous layer. The liquid inlet foam layer also has side edge regions arranged in front and rear portions of the absorbent core transversally outside of the liquid inlet region, and within which the liquid inlet foam layer is free from liquid inlet openings.