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US 4,731,071 AGranted
Liquid-absorbent disposable article
AssigneeBeghin-Say S.A.
InventorRaymond Pigneul
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AssigneeBeghin-Say S.A.
InventorRaymond Pigneul
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The invention relates to the sanitary field and more particularly to a disposable article which absorbs liquids and comprises an absorbent mattress (2) having a rectangular shape and covered on its inner face with a liquid permeable sheet (9) such as a non-woven sheet and on its outer face with a liquid impervious sheet (8) such a polyethylene sheet, both sheets being joined together along their edges, said mattress (2) being formed by three superposed layers (14a, 14b, 14c) of cellulose foam sheet, the outer layer being continuous while the other layers (14b, 14c) are comprised of two adjacent semi-layers and arranged symmetrically with respect to the longitudinal axis of the mattress. The mattress is also provided with lateral mono-layer extensions (16). Application to the making of disposable napkins for babies or adults, sanitary towels, dressings.
Liquid-absorbent disposable article comprising an absorbent pad of substantially rectangular shape and covered on its inner face with a sheet which is permeable to fluids and on its outer face by a sheet impermeable to fluids, said sheets being partially or totally sealed along their edges to form an envelope, said absorbent pad including a continuous outer layer and inwardly positioned therefrom a plurality of juxtaposed half layers defining a narrow channel between said half layers, each of said half layers having a width equal to or substantially equal to one-half the width of said outer layer, the innermost of said half layers extending beyond the longitudinal edges of the outer layer to form two lateral single layer extensions which conform to the sealed edges of said envelope.
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