Method of applying structural elements to an absorbent article
AssigneeSCA Hygiene Products AB
InventorsAngelica Burvall, Solgun Drevik
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Abstract
A method of applying structural elements to an absorbent article is disclosed. The absorbent article includes a top sheet and a back sheet. The expandable ink is applied to the top sheet, and the expandable ink is activated to obtain three-dimensional structural elements on the top sheet. An absorbent article is disclosed and includes a top sheet provided with structural elements. The structural elements consist of expandable ink that has been applied to the top sheet and has been subsequently activated to form three-dimensional structural elements.
Claims17
A method of applying structural elements to an absorbent article having a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction, side edges extending in the longitudinal direction and end edges extending in the transverse direction, said absorbent article comprising a top sheet and a back sheet, the method comprising:
- applying expandable ink to the top sheet, and
- activating the expandable ink is to obtain three-dimensional structural elements on the top sheet.
An absorbent article comprising a top sheet provided with three-dimensional structural elements, wherein the three-dimensional structural elements consist of expandable ink that has been applied to the top sheet and has been subsequently activated at least partly to form the three-dimensional structural elements.
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