Sanitary napkin or incontinence guard
AssigneeMolnlycke AB
InventorMonica M. L. Kjellberg
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Abstract
The invention relates to an absorbent article, such as a sanitary napkin, a panty guard or an incontinence guard, comprising an absorbent pad enclosed in a casing (1, 2). The invention is characterized in that the absorbent body (3) comprises a first absorbent layer (5) which includes a mixture of hydrophilic fibers and superabsorbent material, and a second absorbent layer (6) of liquid-absorbent fiber material which is highly compressed and thereby has good liquid-spreading ability. The first absorbent layer (5) is placed on that side of the article which is intended to face towards the wearer in use, and the second absorbent layer (6) is in direct connection with the first absorbent layer (5) on that side of the article which is distal from the wearer in use.
Claims10
An absorbent article comprising an absorbent pad enclosed in a casing, said casing having a first, liquid-permeable outer sheet and a second liquid-impermeable outer sheet and said pad being interposed between said first and second sheets, said pad being configured by a first and a second absorbent layer directly connected to each other, said first absorbent layer comprising a mixture of hydrophilic fibers and superabsorbent material, and being disposed immediately inside and in contact with said first liquid-permeable sheet, said second absorbent layer comprising a highly compressible liquid-absorbing fiber material, and being disposed beyond the first absorbent layer relative to the liquid-permeable sheet, and both said first and said second absorbent layers being compressed, said first absorbent layer being compressed to a lesser extent than said second absorbent layer, whereby said second absorbent layer exhibits superior liquid-spreading ability.
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