Sanitary item

Abstract

To provide a separator capable of preventing unintentional separation or bending into a plurality of sheet pieces halfway and of easy and reliable intentional separation into the plurality of sheet pieces.SOLUTION: A separator 2 is configured so that a sheet material 10 is separable into a plurality of sheet pieces 12 by forming discontinuous notches 11 so that it extends between both ends of the sheet material 10. The discontinuous notches 11 arrange a plurality of notches and a plurality of joint parts by turns. The plurality of notches include a pair of end notches 21 extending from both ends of the sheet material 10 inward the sheet material 10. The plurality of joint parts are arranged between a pair of long large joint parts 31 disposed to continue the pair of end notches 21 and a pair of long large joint parts 31, and include at least one short small joint part 32 shorter than the pair of long large joint parts 31.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a separator that is configured to be able to separate a sheet material into a plurality of sheet pieces by forming discontinuous cuts extending between both ends of the sheet material, and to a sanitary product equipped with the separator. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses a sheet-like adhesive material in which perforations are formed at both ends of a separator so that when the adhesive sheet (adhesive material) is peeled off from the separator, a part of the separator remains attached to the end of the adhesive sheet as a gripping part.

[0003] The sheet-type adhesive material in Patent Document 1 is said to be able to be attached to an affected area by grasping the gripping portion with one's hand, peeling the adhesive sheet from the separator, pressing the exposed adhesive layer surface of the peeled adhesive sheet against the affected area, etc., and gradually peeling off the separator fragments that make up the gripping portion in a sliding manner while pressing the remaining adhesive layer surface against the affected area, etc.

[0004] Patent document 2 discloses an adhesive tape for biological use in which adhesive tapes (adhesive materials) are attached to release paper (separator) in a parallel arrangement with a predetermined gap between them, and perforations are formed between both ends of the release paper, extending perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the adhesive tape.

[0005] In the case of the biological adhesive tape of Patent Document 2, it is said that the adhesive tape can be attached to the affected area by cutting the perforated portion, peeling off one piece of release paper, holding the other piece of release paper in one hand and pressing the exposed adhesive layer of the adhesive tape against the affected area, etc., peeling off the remaining piece of release paper, and similarly pressing the adhesive layer against the affected area, etc. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0006] [Patent Document 1] JP 2001-212171 A [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 9-56775 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0007] In the sheet-like adhesive material described in Patent Document 1 and the adhesive tape for living bodies described in Patent Document 2, it is necessary to tear and cut the perforated portion formed in the separator when using the sheet-like adhesive material described in Patent Document 1. However, since the perforations are formed by alternatingly arranging cuts and joints of equal length, the tearing force is dispersed, and the separator may tear horizontally or diagonally from the perforated portion, and there is a problem that it is difficult to reliably separate the sheet piece (the gripping portion, the release paper piece) from the separator along the perforated portion. If the cut is almost the entire cut connected only partially by the joint, instead of the perforation, there is a risk that the sheet piece will be unintentionally separated from the separator during the manufacturing stage, packaging / transport stage, use, etc., or that the separator will be folded halfway and enter the packaging material. In addition, there is a risk that the sheet piece that has been unintentionally separated from the separator and fallen to the floor, etc., will be accidentally swallowed by an infant.

[0008] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned problems, and aims to provide a separator that can prevent unintentional separation into multiple sheet pieces or folding along the way, and that can easily and reliably separate the sheet pieces when intended, and a sanitary product equipped with such a separator. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] The separator according to the present invention for solving the above problems has the following characteristic configuration: A separator configured to separate a sheet material into a plurality of sheet pieces by forming discontinuous cuts extending between both ends of the sheet material, The discontinuous cuts are formed by alternating a plurality of cuts and a plurality of connecting portions, The plurality of cuts include a pair of end cuts extending from both ends of the sheet material toward the inner side of the sheet material, The plurality of connecting portions are A pair of long connecting portions arranged so as to be continuous with the pair of end notches; At least one short connecting portion disposed between the pair of long connecting portions and having a length shorter than the pair of long connecting portions; The purpose of the present invention is to include the following.

[0010] In the separator of this configuration, a pair of end notches are formed so as to extend from both ends of the sheet material toward the inside of the sheet material, a pair of long and large connecting parts are formed so as to be continuous with the pair of end notches, and at least one short and small connecting part shorter in length than the pair of long and large connecting parts is formed between the pair of long and large connecting parts. When one side part of the separator of this configuration is displaced relative to the other side part across the end notches, a tearing force that tears one of the pair of long and large connecting parts acts on the other long and large connecting part. When the tearing force acting on the other long and large connecting part reaches a certain level or more, the one long and large connecting part is torn and split, then the short and small connecting part shorter in length than the long and large connecting part is torn and split, and then the other long and large connecting part is torn and split. In this way, one long and large joint, the short and short joint, and the other long and large joint are torn off in sequence, so that the portion where the discontinuous cuts are formed is torn off and the sheet material constituting the separator is separated into a plurality of sheet pieces. In order to tear off the long and large joint, it is necessary to intentionally apply a tearing force of a certain level or more to the long and large joint, and in order to fold the portion where the discontinuous cuts including the long and large joint are formed, it is necessary to apply a bending force of a certain level or more to the portion, so that it is possible to prevent the separator from being unintentionally separated into a plurality of sheet pieces or being broken in the middle, it is possible to prevent the sheet pieces from being accidentally swallowed by infants, and it is possible to package the separator in an appropriate state. In addition, since a pair of long and large joints are formed so as to be continuous with a pair of end cuts formed so as to extend from both ends of the sheet material toward the inside of the sheet material, when a tearing force is applied to one of the long and large joints, stress is concentrated at the boundary between the end cuts and one of the long and large joints, and one of the long and large joints can be easily torn off. When one of the long connecting parts is torn off, the short connecting part and the other long connecting part are torn off in sequence, so that the part where the discontinuous cuts are formed is cut reliably. Thus, when the separator is to be intentionally separated into a plurality of sheet pieces, the separation can be easily and reliably performed.

[0011] In the separator according to the present invention, It is preferable that the ratio (L1 / L0) of the length (L1) of the end cut to the length (L0) of the discontinuous cut is set to 0.30 to 0.43.

[0012] The longer the length of the end cut (L1), the more the stress at the boundary between the end cut and the long connecting part increases when the same tearing force is applied to the long connecting part. Therefore, when a certain tearing force or more is applied to the long connecting part, the operation force required for the connecting part cutting operation to displace one side of the separator relative to the other side of the separator across the end cut can be reduced, but the operation amount increases, and operability is impaired. On the other hand, the shorter the length of the end cut (L1), the more the operation amount required for the connecting part cutting operation can be reduced, but the stress at the boundary between the end cut and the long connecting part when the same tearing force is applied to the long connecting part is relatively reduced, so the operation force required for the connecting part cutting operation increases, and operability is impaired. Therefore, according to the separator of this configuration, the ratio (L1 / L0) of the length of the end cut (L1) to the length of the discontinuous cut (L0) is set to 0.30 to 0.43. This makes the length (L1) of the end cut appropriate in relation to the length (L0) of the discontinuous cut, resulting in a good balance between the operating force and amount of operation when cutting the connecting portion, and improving operability when cutting the portion where the discontinuous cut is formed.

[0013] In the separator according to the present invention, It is preferable that the ratio (L2 / L3) of the length (L2) of the short connecting portion to the length (L3) of the long connecting portion is set to 0.50 to 0.75.

[0014] If the lengths of the short and long connecting parts are not significantly different, i.e., if the ratio (L2 / L3) of the length of the short and long connecting part (L2) to the length of the long and short connecting part (L3) is close to 1, the short and long connecting part cannot be torn apart unless a tearing force close to the certain level applied to one of the long connecting parts is also applied to the short and long connecting part, and the series of operating forces required to cut the connecting parts cannot be significantly reduced. When the length of the short joint is extremely short compared to the long joint, that is, when the ratio (L2 / L3) of the length of the short joint (L2) to the length of the long joint (L3) is close to 0, the short joint is torn off with a tearing force that is extremely low compared to the tearing force applied to one of the long joints, and even if an attempt is made to gradually perform or interrupt the cutting operation of the joint after the long joint is torn off, the short joint is torn off with a small tearing force, making it difficult to gradually perform or interrupt the cutting operation of the joint. Therefore, according to the separator of this configuration, the ratio (L2 / L3) of the length of the short joint (L2) to the length of the long joint (L3) is set to 0.50 to 0.75. This makes the length (L2) of the short connecting part appropriate relative to the length (L3) of the long connecting part, allowing the short connecting part to be torn off with a tearing force that is smaller than the certain level of tearing force applied to one of the long connecting parts, and allows the short connecting part to function as an appropriate resistance during the connecting part cutting operation, improving operability during the connecting part cutting operation and allowing the connecting part cutting operation to be performed or interrupted in stages.

[0015] Next, the characteristic configuration of the sanitary product according to the present invention for solving the above problems is as follows: The separator described above; An adhesive material to be attached to the separator; The purpose of this project is to provide the following:

[0016] According to the sanitary product of this configuration, the adhesive material is attached to a separator that can prevent the adhesive material from being unintentionally separated into multiple sheet pieces or folded in the middle, and can be easily and reliably separated when the adhesive material is intentionally separated into multiple sheet pieces. In the sanitary product of this configuration, a part of the adhesive material can be raised by pinching the end notch of the separator and raising one side part relative to the other side part. The adhesive material can be easily peeled off from the separator by pinching the raised part of the adhesive material and pulling the adhesive material away. On the other hand, the adhesive material can be separated together with the sheet piece by performing a joint cutting operation following the operation of raising a part of the adhesive material. On the other hand, since the separator does not unintentionally separate into multiple sheet pieces or folded in the middle, the separator can maintain its shape even if it is left as it is after the adhesive material is peeled off. If the part of the separator from which the adhesive material has been peeled off is unnecessary, the unnecessary part can be easily separated by the joint cutting operation.

[0017] In the hygiene product according to the present invention, The adhesive material is preferably attached to the separator so as to straddle the discontinuous incisions.

[0018] According to the sanitary product of this configuration, the patch is attached to the separator so as to straddle the discontinuous cut, so that the patch can be separated together with the sheet piece by pinching the end cut of the separator to raise one side portion relative to the other side portion, followed by a joint cutting operation, so that the sheet piece separated from the separator remains attached to the patch as a gripping part. Then, by holding the gripping part (sheet piece) with one hand, pressing the application surface of the patch that has been peeled off from the separator against the affected area, etc., and gradually peeling off the sheet piece that constitutes the gripping part in a sliding manner while pressing the application surface of the remaining patch against the affected area, etc., the patch can be easily attached to the affected area, etc., without touching the application surface with one's hand.

[0019] In the hygiene product according to the present invention, It is preferable that a plurality of the patches are arranged in parallel on the separator so as to be adjacent to each other.

[0020] According to the sanitary product having this configuration, a plurality of adhesive materials are arranged in parallel on the separator so as to be adjacent to each other, so that it is possible to provide a sanitary product in which a greater number of adhesive materials are attached to the separator. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0021] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a front view of a sanitary product according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is a front view of the separator. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a main portion of FIG. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of how to use the sanitary product of this embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0022] The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the following embodiment, an example will be described in which a mouth-closing tape is used as an adhesive material to prevent snoring and mouth breathing during sleep. However, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments described below or the configurations shown in the drawings. In this specification, the term "sanitary products" refers to "miscellaneous goods" under the Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Act.

[0023] <Overall composition of hygiene products> FIG. 1 is a front view of a sanitary product 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the sanitary product 1 includes a separator 2 having a rectangular shape (rectangular shape) elongated in the horizontal direction (left-right direction) in the figure, and a strip-shaped adhesive material 3 elongated in the vertical direction (up-down direction) in the figure, which is attached to the separator 2. The adhesive material 3 attached to one separator 2 may be one or more sheets, and is not particularly limited, but here, an example in which multiple sheets (5 sheets) are attached will be described. When multiple adhesive materials 3 are attached to the separator 2, it is preferable to arrange multiple adhesive materials 3 adjacent to each other in parallel in the longitudinal direction of the separator 2 as shown in FIG. 1, from the viewpoint of improving the handleability by attaching more adhesive materials 3. This makes it possible to provide a sanitary product 1 in which more adhesive materials 3 are attached to the separator 2.

[0024] <Adhesive material> Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in Figure 1. As shown in Figure 2, the adhesive material 3 has a base material 5 and an adhesive layer 6 formed on one side of the base material 5 facing the separator 2. Note that, although Figure 2 shows that the sanitary product 1 of the present invention is composed of multiple layers, the thickness relationships of the layers have been appropriately exaggerated for ease of understanding, and do not strictly reflect the magnitude relationships (scale) of the thicknesses of the layers in the actual sanitary product 1.

[0025] As the base material 5, a single layer film or laminated film made of one or more kinds of thermoplastics such as polyethylene, polypropylene, ethylene / vinyl acetate copolymer, soft vinyl chloride, polyurethane, polyethylene terephthalate, etc., a woven fabric, a nonwoven fabric, a knitted fabric, paper, etc. can be used. In particular, as the base material 5 of the mouth-closing tape, from the viewpoint of conformity to the displacement of the facial skin when turning over in bed, etc., it is preferable to use a breathable elastic material, for example, a mesh polyester nonwoven fabric, an elastic urethane nonwoven fabric, an elastic and flexible knitted fabric, etc. can be mentioned. The thickness of the base material 5 is usually about 10 to 550 μm.

[0026] The adhesive layer 6 is formed by applying a thin film of an adhesive to one side of the base material 5. The type of adhesive is not particularly limited, but examples thereof include natural rubber adhesives, synthetic rubber adhesives, acrylic adhesives, urethane adhesives, silicone adhesives, and the like.

[0027] <separator> FIG. 3 is a front view of the separator 2. As shown in FIG. 3, the separator 2 has a sheet material 10 and discontinuous cuts 11. The sheet material 10 is a rectangular shape that is long in the horizontal direction (left-right direction) in the figure, and is set, for example, to a short-side length (up-down direction in the figure) of 50 to 60 mm and a long-side length (left-right direction in the figure) of 100 to 120 mm. In this example, the short-side length is set to about 54 mm and the long-side length is set to about 110 mm. The discontinuous cuts 11 are arranged in a plurality (five in this example) at a predetermined interval (for example, about 20 mm) in the longitudinal direction of the sheet material 10. In the separator 2, the sheet material 10 is divided into a plurality (six in this example) of sheet pieces 12 by forming a plurality of discontinuous cuts 11 extending between both ends in the short-side direction of the sheet material 10 at a predetermined interval in the longitudinal direction of the sheet material 10, and is configured to be separable into each sheet piece 12.

[0028] <Sheet material> The sheet material 10 is not particularly limited as long as it can be torn by applying a tensile force (tear force) at the portion where the discontinuous cuts 11 are formed. For example, plastic films such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polybutylene terephthalate, polyethylene naphthalate, unstretched polypropylene, stretched polypropylene, polyethylene, polyurethane, polyvinyl chloride, polystyrene, etc., paper, and laminated films formed by laminating plastic films such as polyethylene and polypropylene on one or both sides of paper, etc. may be used. In addition, one or both sides of the sheet material 10 may be coated with a silicone resin, a fluorine resin, or a long-chain alkyl-based release agent, and used as the separator 2 in the present invention. The thickness of the sheet material 10 (the thickness of the separator 2) is not particularly limited, but is usually in the range of 10 μm to 1 mm, for example, 20 to 500 μm, and preferably 40 to 200 μm.

[0029] <Discontinuous cut>

[0030] As shown in FIG. 3, the discontinuous cut 11 is formed by a plurality of cuts 21, 22 and a plurality of connecting portions 31, 32 arranged alternately.

[0031] In the discontinuous cut 11, the multiple cuts 21, 22 include a pair of end cuts 21 extending from both ends of the sheet material 10 in the short direction (vertical direction in Figure 3) toward the inner side of the sheet material 10, and multiple intermediate cuts 22 arranged between the pair of end cuts 21.

[0032] In the discontinuous cut 11, the multiple connecting portions 31, 32 include a pair of long connecting portions 31 and at least one (in this example, multiple (three)) short connecting portion 32. The pair of long connecting portions 31 are arranged so as to be continuous with the pair of end cuts 21. The short connecting portion 32 is set to be shorter in length than the pair of long connecting portions 31, and is arranged between the pair of long connecting portions 31 with a predetermined interval (for example, about 3 mm (the length of the intermediate cut 22)) remaining in a form in which the intermediate cut 22 is sandwiched therebetween.

[0033] In the separator 2 configured as described above, when one side portion is displaced relative to the other side portion across the end cut 21, a tearing force that tears one of the pair of long connecting portions 31 acts on one of the long connecting portions 31. When the tearing force acting on one of the long connecting portions 31 reaches a certain level, the one of the long connecting portions 31 is torn and cut, then the multiple short connecting portions 32 that are shorter than the long connecting portion 31 are torn and cut, and further the other long connecting portion 31 is torn and cut. In this way, the one of the long connecting portions 31, the multiple short connecting portions 32, and the other of the long connecting portions 31 are torn and cut in order, so that the portion where the discontinuous cut 11 is formed is torn and cut, and the sheet material 10 constituting the separator 2 is separated into multiple sheet pieces 12.

[0034] In order to tear and break the long connecting portion 31, a tearing force of a certain level or more must be intentionally applied to the long connecting portion 31, and in order to fold the portion where the discontinuous incisions 11 including the long connecting portion 31 are formed, a bending force of a certain level or more must be applied to that portion, so that the separator 2 can be prevented from unintentionally separating into a plurality of sheet pieces 12 or breaking in the middle. In this way, the separator can be prevented from unintentionally separating into a plurality of sheet pieces, so that the sheet pieces can be prevented from being accidentally ingested by infants. In addition, since the separator 2 can be prevented from folding, the sanitary product 1 can be easily packaged, and there is an advantage that automation can be achieved by packaging using an automatic packaging machine. In addition, a pair of long connecting parts 31 are formed so as to be continuous with a pair of end notches 21 formed so as to extend inwardly from both ends of the sheet material 10 in the short direction of the sheet material 10, so that when a tearing force is applied to one of the long connecting parts 31, stress is concentrated at the boundary between the end notches 21 and one of the long connecting parts 31, and one of the long connecting parts 31 can be easily torn and torn off. When one of the long connecting parts 31 is torn off, the multiple short connecting parts 32 and the other long connecting part 31 are torn off in sequence, so that the part where the discontinuous notches 11 are formed is reliably cut. In this way, when the separator 2 is to be intentionally separated into multiple sheet pieces 12, the separation can be easily and reliably performed.

[0035] Fig. 4 is an enlarged view of the main part of Fig. 3. Fig. 4(a) is an enlarged view of part B of Fig. 3, and Fig. 4(b) is an enlarged view of part C of Fig. 3. As shown in Fig. 4(a), in the separator 2, the longer the length (L1) of the end cut 21, the more the stress at the boundary between the end cut 21 and the long connecting part 31 increases when the same tearing force is applied to the long connecting part 31. Therefore, when a certain tearing force or more is applied to the long connecting part 31, the operating force required for the connecting part cutting operation to relatively displace one side part of the separator 2 relative to the other side part across the end cut 21 can be reduced, but the operating amount increases, impairing operability. On the other hand, the shorter the length (L1) of the end notch 21, the less operation is required when cutting the connecting portion; however, when the same tearing force is applied to the long connecting portion 31, the stress at the boundary between the end notch 21 and the long connecting portion 31 is relatively reduced, so that the operating force required when cutting the connecting portion increases, thereby compromising operability.

[0036] Therefore, in the separator 2 of this embodiment, it is preferable that the ratio (L1 / L0) of the length (L1) of the end cut 21 to the length (L0: see FIG. 3) of the discontinuous cut 11 is set to 0.30 to 0.43. This makes the length (L1) of the end cut 21 appropriate relative to the length (L0) of the discontinuous cut 11, improving the balance between the operating force and the operating amount during the cutting operation of the joint portion, and improving the operability during the cutting operation of the portion where the discontinuous cut 11 is formed. In this example, L1 is about 19.45 mm, L0 is about 54 mm, which is the same as the short-side length of the sheet material 10, and L1 / L0 is set to about 0.36.

[0037] In the separator 2, when the lengths of the long connecting portion 31 and the short connecting portion 32 shown in Figure 4 (b) are not significantly different, i.e., when the ratio (L2 / L3) of the length of the short connecting portion (L2) to the length of the long connecting portion (L3) is close to 1, the short connecting portion 32 cannot be torn off unless a tearing force close to the certain level of tearing force applied to one of the long connecting portions 31 is also applied to the short connecting portion 32, and the series of operating forces required when cutting the connecting portions cannot be significantly reduced. If the length of the short connecting portion 32 is extremely short compared to the long connecting portion 31, i.e., if the ratio (L2 / L3) of the length of the short connecting portion (L2) to the length of the long connecting portion (L3) is close to 0, the short connecting portion 32 will be torn off with a tearing force that is extremely low compared to the certain level of tearing force applied to one of the long connecting portions 31.Even if one attempts to gradually perform or interrupt the cutting operation of the connecting portion after torn off the long connecting portion 31, the short connecting portion will be torn off with even a slight tearing force, making it difficult to gradually perform or interrupt the cutting operation of the connecting portion.

[0038] Therefore, according to the separator 2 of this configuration, the ratio (L2 / L3) of the length (L2) of the short joint part to the length (L3) of the long joint part is set to 0.50 to 0.75. This makes the length (L2) of the short joint part 32 appropriate relative to the length (L3) of the long joint part 31, and the short joint part 32 can be torn off with a tearing force smaller than a certain tearing force applied to one of the long joint parts 31, and the short joint part 32 can function as an appropriate resistance during the joint part cutting operation, improving the operability during the joint part cutting operation and allowing the joint part cutting operation to be performed or interrupted in stages. In this example, L2 is about 0.5 mm, L3 is about 0.8 mm, and L2 / L3 is about 0.63.

[0039] Fig. 5 is an explanatory diagram of how to use the sanitary product 1 of this embodiment. The sanitary product 1 of this embodiment can be used in the manner shown in Figs. 5(a) and (b).

[0040] 5(a), in the sanitary product 1, a part of the adhesive material 3 can be raised by pinching the end notch 21 in the separator 2 and raising one side portion 42 relative to one side portion 41, thereby allowing the adhesive material 3 to be easily peeled off from the separator 2 by pinching the raised portion of the adhesive material 3 and pulling the adhesive material 3 away.

[0041] By performing an operation of lifting up a part of the adhesive material 3 as shown in FIG. 5(a) followed by an operation of cutting the joint, the adhesive material 3 can be separated together with the sheet piece 12 as shown in FIG. 5(b).

[0042] Since the separator 2 does not unintentionally separate into multiple sheet pieces 12 or break along the way, as shown in Figure 5 (c), the separator 2 can maintain its shape even if it is left as is after the adhesive material 3 is peeled off.

[0043] As shown in FIG. 5(d), if the portion 2a of the separator 2 from which the adhesive material 3 has been peeled off is not needed, the unnecessary portion 2a can be easily separated from the portion 2b of the separator 2 to which the adhesive material 3 has been attached by cutting the connecting portion.

[0044] In the sanitary product 1 of this embodiment, the patch 3 is attached to the separator 2 so as to straddle the discontinuous cut 11. In this case, by performing a lifting operation to lift one side portion 42 relative to the other side portion 41 by pinching the end cut 21 in the separator 2, followed by a joint cutting operation, the patch 3 can be separated together with the sheet piece 12 so that the sheet piece 12 separated from the separator 2 remains attached to the patch 3 as a gripping part, as shown in Fig. 5(b). Then, by holding the gripping part (sheet piece 12) with one's hand, pressing the application surface (adhesive layer 6) of the patch 3 peeled off from the separator 2 against the affected area, etc., and gradually peeling off the sheet piece 12 constituting the gripping part in a sliding manner while pressing the application surface of the remaining patch 3 against the affected area, etc., the patch 3 can be easily attached to the affected area, etc., without touching the application surface with one's hand.

[0045] The separator and sanitary product of the present invention have been described above based on one embodiment, but the present invention is not limited to the configuration described in the above embodiment, and the configuration can be changed as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present invention. [Industrial Applicability]

[0046] The separator of the present invention can be suitably used not only as a mouth-closing tape, but also for protecting the adhesive layer of adhesive materials, including bandages, used to treat wounds and affected areas. Sanitary products in which an adhesive material is attached to the separator can be suitably used to prevent snoring and mouth breathing during sleep, and to treat wounds and affected areas. [Explanation of symbols]

[0047] 1 Hygiene products 2. Separator 3. Patches 10 Sheet material 11 Discontinuous cut 12 Sheet pieces 21 End notch 22 Middle cut 31 Long joint 32 Short penis joint

Claims

1. A separator configured to separate a sheet material into a plurality of sheet pieces by forming discontinuous cuts extending between both ends of the sheet material, The discontinuous cuts are formed by alternating a plurality of cuts and a plurality of connecting portions, The plurality of cuts include a pair of end cuts extending from both ends of the sheet material toward the inner side of the sheet material, The plurality of connecting portions are A pair of long connecting portions arranged so as to be continuous with the pair of end notches; At least one short connecting portion disposed between the pair of long connecting portions and having a length shorter than that of the pair of long connecting portions; Contains the separator.

2. 2. The separator according to claim 1, wherein a ratio (L1 / L0) of a length (L1) of the end cut to a length (L0) of the discontinuous cut is set to 0.30 to 0.

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3. 2. The separator according to claim 1, wherein a ratio (L2 / L3) of a length (L2) of the short connecting portion to a length (L3) of the long connecting portion is set to 0.50 to 0.

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4. The separator according to any one of claims 1 to 3, An adhesive material to be attached to the separator; A hygiene product equipped with:

5. The sanitary product according to claim 4 , wherein the adhesive material is attached to the separator so as to straddle the discontinuous cuts.

6. The sanitary product according to claim 4 , wherein a plurality of said adhesive materials are arranged in parallel on said separator so as to be adjacent to each other.

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