Sca Hygiene Products Ab

Frantisek Solar

Solgun Drevik

Bror-Inge Helmfridsson

Hakan Persson

An absorbent product includes an absorbent portion with an absorbent body between a liquid permeable sheet and a liquid impermeable sheet, and flexible flaps projecting from tapering longitudinal edges of the absorbent portion. A first removable protective layer covers substantially the entire absorbent portion and second and third removable protective layers each cover substantially all of a respective one of the flexible flaps. Each of the second and third protective layers is directly opposite the first protective layer along substantially an entire length of a first line along the respective longitudinal edge of the absorbent portion. The second and third protective layers are at least partially separated from the first protective layer by a cut line that follows the respective first line.

Sanitary napkin with separate protective layers on adhesive regions

A method of manufacturing absorbent articles ( ) in the form of sanitary napkins, panty liners or incontinence protectors for women, includes the step of cutting a web ( ) of protective layer material with a sequence of pairs of cuts ( ) which are so spaced apart so that when the web ( ) of protective layer material is placed on a web ( ) of article blanks the two cuts ( ) in each pair of cuts in the sequence of pairs of cuts will lie linearly between the points of connection of flaps ( ) with the longitudinal edges of each article. The thus cut web ( ) of protective layer material is then placed on the web ( ) of article blanks and individual articles ( ) are cut from the composite web ( ) in a second cutting step that defines the periphery of the articles.

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