The present disclosure describes absorbent articles that include an absorbent core. The absorbent core extends longitudinally along a crotch portion of the absorbent article. The absorbent core includes a channel having one or more pathways extending longitudinally along the absorbent core. The channel is substantially free of absorbent material. In some implementations, the channel includes a single pathway. In other implementations, the channel includes multiple pathways.

An absorbent article can include a chassis including an absorbent body. The chassis can include a body facing surface. The absorbent article can also include a pair of body exudate containment flaps attached to the body facing surface of the chassis. The containment flaps can include a first portion located in the front portion of the absorbent article and chassis, and a second portion located in the rear portion of the absorbent article and chassis. The second portion of the containment flaps can have one or more properties that are different than one or more properties of the first portion of the containment flaps to reduce the lateral flow of body exudates out the sides of the absorbent article.

Disclosed is a lower body garment for women. The garment comprises main body fabric and gusset fabric. The main body fabric has inner and outer side, front and rear end and symmetrical vertical axis having length L1 therebetween, and curved side ends having width W1 therebetween. The gusset fabric has inner and outer side, front and rear end and symmetrical vertical axis having length L2 therebetween, and curved side ends having width W2 therebetween. Moreover, gusset fabric is secured to main body fabric such that: outer side of gusset fabric is arranged to face inner side of main body fabric, wherein front and rear end, and curved side ends of gusset fabric corresponds to main body fabric, and are secured to main body fabric at seams of gusset fabric. Inner side of gusset fabric is operable to cover vulva, when in use, wherein length L2 corresponds to length of vulva.

An absorbent article, such as, a garment-like absorbent article, can have a front region, a back region, and a crotch region extending between and interconnecting the front region and the back region. Each of the front region and the back region can have an elastic material. The absorbent article can have an absorbent core wherein a portion of the absorbent core can be located in the crotch region, a portion of the absorbent core can be located in a portion of the front region, and a portion of the absorbent core can be located in a portion of the back region. Within each of the front region and the back region, an overlapping region can exist where the absorbent core is in an overlapping configuration with the elastic material within the front region and the back region.

A durable absorbent pant to be worn/used for managing menstrual flow and/or urinary incontinence is disclosed. The pant may include a crotch gusset with an absorbent assembly. The absorbent assembly may include an absorbent layer and a barrier layer disposed beneath the absorbent layer. The absorbent assembly may further include a liquid impermeable edge sealing structure comprising a liquid impermeable film, having an upper portion affixed to a wearer-facing surface of the absorbent assembly, and a lower portion beneath the absorbent layer. In some examples, the upper portion of the edge sealing structure includes a portion disposed inwardly of any outwardly-lying adjacent wearer-facing fabric surface, by a barrier margin having an average dimension greater than 0 mm. In some examples, the crotch gusset exhibits a maximum Longitudinal Elongation of 25 percent to 100 percent and a Longitudinal Tensile Modulus of 10 gf/mm to 100 gf/mm.

A disposable pant may include a topsheet, a backsheet, an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, and a leg gasketing system. The leg gasketing system may include an inner cuff and an outer cuff. The inner cuff may include an inner cuff folded edge and an inner cuff material edge and the outer cuff may include an outer cuff folded edge and an outer cuff material edge such that the web of material is folded laterally inward to form the outer cuff folded edge and folded laterally outward to form the inner cuff folded edge.

A machine and method for manufacturing an elastic composite structure for disposable sanitary products involves manufacturing the elastic composite structure with an elasticized leg and leg cuff region in a manner that minimizes or eliminates the use of consumable adhesives. The elastic composite structure includes pairs of leg bonds and cuff bonds that are formed without adhesive and anchor respective leg and cuff elastic threads in position relative to facing web layers. The leg bonds and cuff bonds are formed using one or more anvils that include discrete raised projections.

To improve retainability of the reservoir space. This problems is solved by an attachable-type disposable wearing article including waist elastic members fixed to an end flap, and standup gather parts located on opposed sides in the width direction WD. The front edges of the back laid-down portions are backwardly away from the back edge of an absorber body. First area located backward of the front edge, and second area located between the front edge and the back edge are provided, the second area is raised along the back edge as the standup gather parts contract, and with a portion of the waist stretchable region located in the second area contracted in the width direction WD, ridges extending from the boundary between the first and second areas toward the back edge are formed repeatedly in the width direction WD in the top face of the second area.

An absorbent article, such as, a garment-like absorbent article, can have a front region, a back region, and a crotch region extending between and interconnecting the front region and the back region. Each of the front region and the back region can have an elastic material. The absorbent article can have an absorbent core wherein a portion of the absorbent core can be located in the crotch region, a portion of the absorbent core can be located in a portion of the front region, and a portion of the absorbent core can be located in a portion of the back region. Within each of the front region and the back region, an overlapping region can exist where the absorbent core is in an overlapping configuration with the elastic material within the front region and the back region.

A garment has a main body including a front portion, a back portion, and a gusset connecting the front portion and the back portion. The gusset has left and right lateral edges partially defining respective left and right leg openings of the main body. An absorbent material is coupled to an inner face of the main body at least at the gusset. A waterproof material is sandwiched between the main body and the absorbent material. Left and right elastic bands are coupled to outer lateral edges of the absorbent material. The left and right elastic bands are bonded to the waterproof material and the waterproof material is attached to the main body proximate the respective left and right lateral edges of the gusset. A method of manufacturing the garment is also disclosed.