A urine absorption pad for preventing leakage of urine is provided. A urine absorption pad includes: a front surface sheet (16) which has water permeability and contacts a skin; a back surface sheet (17) which has water impermeability and contacts underwear; an absorbent (18) which is sandwiched between the front surface sheet (16) and the back surface sheet (17) and absorbs urine having passed through the front surface sheet (16); and a guide A (11) and a guide B (12) which allow urine to permeate and are self-standing so as to rise to the front surface sheet (16) side with respect to the absorbent (18) to control flow of urine. The guide A (11) is arranged at an edge portion, and the guide B (12) is arranged so as to extend in a left-right direction.

An absorbent article is provided, which is resistant to deformation and can maintain the breathability even under the force applied by various body movements, such as load of sitting. An absorbent article of the present invention includes a liquid permeable top surface sheet, a liquid impermeable back surface sheet, and an absorber disposed between the top surface sheet and the back surface sheet. Grooves extend on the top surface sheet side, and in each of the grooves, a plurality of recess portions formed by integrally joining the top surface sheet and the absorber are arranged. Each of the recess portions has a sidewall and a bottom.

The present invention relates to a fluid-absorbent article, comprising a fluid-absorbent core, comprising from 0 to 90% by weight fibrous material and from 10 to 100% by weight water-absorbent polymer particles having a mean sphericity (SPHT) from 0.8 to 0.95, based on the sum of water-absorbent polymer particles and fibrous material;

and an acquisition-distribution layer between having a three dimensional apertured structure having a femal side (5) and a male side (6), wherein the femal side presents a multiplicity of openings extending in the form of through holes in the direction of a lower surface of the same structure being the male side, wherein the quantity of the water absorbent polymer particles within the fluid absorbent core is at least 3 g.

An absorbent article such as a diaper extending in a longitudinal direction parallel to a longitudinal axis (80′) and a transversal direction (90′) perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and comprising a distribution layer (54) between a topsheet (24) and an absorbent core (28). The distribution layer comprises a fibrous material and a first and second longitudinally-extending channels (86a,b) substantially free of fibrous material. The fibrous material is profiled in the transversal direction so that average basis weight between the channels differs from the average basis weight in the lateral areas outward of the channels by at least 50 g/m.sup.2 and/or wherein the distribution layer comprises a first region having a first basis weight (bw1) and a second region having a second basis weight (bw2), wherein the first basis weight and the second basis weight differ by at least 20 g/m.sup.2, preferably by at least 50 g/m.sup.2, and these regions are present in different areas of the distribution layer but in the same longitudinally extending transversal section. The absorbent core may comprise channel-forming areas (26a,b). The article further comprises a backsheet (25).

The invention described herein is directed to athletic apparel having a novel integrated gusset structure positioned in the apparel's crotch and further configured to capture and retain bodily fluids, and preferably uncontrolled urine released during athletic stress.

An absorbent article can have a top sheet layer, a back sheet layer, and an absorbent system positioned between the top sheet layer and the back sheet layer. The absorbent system can have at least a fluid intake layer, an absorbent core, and a distribution layer. The fluid intake layer can define a fluid intake layer opening and the absorbent core can define an absorbent core opening. A void space is present between the top sheet layer and the distribution layer and the top sheet layer is maintained in a spaced apart relationship from the distribution layer.

An incontinence detection pad for detecting incontinence events includes a moisture absorbent layer that has non-embossed areas and embossed areas. The non-embossed areas have a first density of fibers of the layer, and the embossed areas have a second density of fibers of the layer that is greater than the first density. The incontinence detection pad further includes a plurality of electrodes positioned beneath the moisture absorbent layer and a transmitter connected to the plurality of electrodes and configured to transmit a signal indicative of a status of the moisture absorbent layer.

An absorbent article comprising a body-facing layer; a liquid-impermeable garment-facing layer; and an absorbent structure therebetween; wherein the absorbent article further comprises a wicking layer disposed between the body-facing layer and the absorbent structure; and an acquisition/dispersion (ADL) layer disposed on the opposite side of the absorbent structure from the garment-facing layer; wherein the body-facing layer comprises at least one barrier sheet, wherein the barrier sheet is substantially liquid-impermeable and is discontinuous, to allow the passage of liquid therethrough.

The present disclosure provides improvements related to the following: (1) various materials for use in the external permeable wicking cover (outer bandage covering); (2) the placement of a shape retention element within an edge seam of the core wherein the shape retention element has rolled ends to prevent any sharp ends; and (3) various production improvements related to heat blooming of core for shape retention, continuous processing of the external covering and core, automatic cutting to length during production, vacuum hold for insertion of the core into the outer impermeable housing, and heat mold gluing/forming of the outer covering to the inner core.

The present disclosure is directed, in part, to an absorbent article comprising a topsheet, a backsheet and absorbent core positioned at least partially intermediate the topsheet and the backsheet. The absorbent core comprises an absorbent material positioned within a core wrap. The absorbent core defines a first channel therein. A material is positioned at least partially intermediate the topsheet and the core wrap. The material defines a second channel therein.