Covering structure for absorbent hygienic-sanitary products, and an absorbent product having such a covering

#The present invention relates in general to absorbent hygienic-sanitary products, such as sanitary towels for women, nappies or diapers for babies and incontinence pads for adults, swabs for surgery and tampons for medication, bandages, absorbent plasters, etc.

#Such products, which are intended to absorb and retain body fluids such as menstrual fluids, urine, blood and exudetions, are used every day in the form of disposable products, that is, products intended to be thrown away after use. Because of their practicality and hygienic nature, they are in ever-more-widespread use and have practically superseded all those devices which are re-usable after washing, such as bandages, swaddling bands, etc., of conventional type.

#The absorbent core of the product in constituted by a mat (ped or wad) of porous material which can absorb and retain a large quantity of fluid. The core can be divided into an "upper" face intended to face the body of the user and a "lower" face intended to face the external environment.

#The present invention will now be described, purely by by way of non-limiting example, with reference to the appended drawings, in which:

#FIG. 1 illustrates schematically an absorbent hygienic-sanitary product according to the invention,

#FIG. 2 is a section taken on the line II--II of FIG. 1,

#The detailed description which follows is given with specific reference to a hygienic-sanitary product constituted by a sanitary towel for women.

#The invention is not limited to this possible use, however, and may be applied to advantage to all absorbent hygienic-sanitary products and particularly to nappies or diapers for babies and incontinence pads for adults, surgical swabs and tampons for medication, bandages, absorbent plasters, etc.

#In FIGS. 1 to 3 an absorbent product is generally indicated 1 and is constituted, as indicated above, by a sanitary towel for women.