Sca Hygiene Products Ab

Elisabeth Boissier

Kent Hermansson

Carin Håkansson

Anna Klinte Olsson

Urban Widlund

Solgun Drevik

Fredrik Asp

Maria Härsjö

Lennart Hjalmarsson

Anna Klinte

Maria Harsjö

An absorbent article, especially an incontinence pad, having a length and a width extension, the length being greater than the width, and having absorbent core material, wherein the outer longitudinal edges of the absorbent material form three convex lobes (), wherein a pair of folding lines () extend between the longitudinal ends of the middle one () of the three lobes (), so as to divide the absorbent core material into a central portion () and a pair of longitudinal side portions (), such that, when the article () is in use, the folding lines () are generally positioned so as to extend along the crotch area of the user, starting from the gracilis tendons and ending in the region of the perineum, whereby the side portions () may extend from the central portion () towards the user so as to form an arc shape as seen in a transversal direction of the article ().

Absorbent article

An absorbent article, especially an incontinence pad, having a length and a width extension, the length being greater than the width, and including absorbent core material, wherein the absorbent core material forms a central portion () and a pair of longitudinally extending side portions (), the flexural rigidity of the article () at the side portions () is between 3 and 20% of the flexural rigidity of the article () of the central portion () at a location opposite the side portions (), preferably between 4 and 15%, most preferred between 4 and 10%.

Absorbent article, such as a sanitary towel, with a stiffening element which is intended to contribute to the three-dimensional shape of the article during its use. The stiffening element is in a plane state before use of the article. The stiffening element has in the rear portion an elongate through-hole which extends in the longitudinal direction of the article and along the centre line of the article, as a result of which the article is during use provided, by virtue of lateral forces arising in the rear portion of the article, with a fold along the longitudinal direction of the article along the hole. The fold extends into the cleft between the buttocks of the wearer during use of the article and in this way stabilizes the article in position on the wearer.

Absorbent Article having a stiffening element and elongate through-hole

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Vallda, Sweden

Elisabeth Boissier