Absorbent article package with enhanced opening and recloseability
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorAstrid Annette Sheehan
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Abstract
A package containing a stack of folded disposable absorbent articles, the package being formed of a flexible polymeric film defining a cuboid package having top and bottom surfaces and rear, front, first and second side walls. One or more folding tabs are provided proximal the top surface and extending along a width of one or both of the first and second side walls. Each folding tab has a height of between about 10 mm and about 50 mm in a direction perpendicular to the length of the folding tab and comprises a higher bending stiffness than the flexible polymeric film.
Claims17
A package formed of a flexible polymeric film, the package comprising:
- a. a plurality of absorbent articles;
- b. the flexible polymeric film enclosing the plurality of absorbent articles to define a cuboid package having a top surface, a bottom surface, a front wall, a rear wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall;
- c. one or more folding tabs proximal to the top surface and extending along a portion of a width of one or both of the first and second side walls;
- wherein each folding tab has a height of between about 10 mm and about 50 mm in a direction perpendicular to a length of the folding tab, and wherein each folding tab has a higher bending stiffness than the flexible polymeric film;
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- d. a first seam and a second seam extending from a top surface to a bottom surface of the respective first and second side walls;
- wherein a single folding tab is provided extending along a portion of a width of three or more walls of the package, and wherein the single folding tab is provided with a weakened portion coincident with each junction between the first or second side walls and the front or rear walls and each seam over which the single folding tab extends.
A package formed of a flexible polymeric film, the package comprising:
- a. a plurality of absorbent articles;
- b. the flexible polymeric film enclosing the plurality of absorbent articles to define a cuboid package having a top surface, a bottom surface, a front wall, a rear wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall;
- c. one or more folding tabs proximal to the top surface and extending along a portion of a width of one or both of the first and second side walls;
- wherein each folding tab has a height of between about 10 mm and about 50 mm in a direction perpendicular to a length of the folding tab, and wherein each folding tab has a higher bending stiffness than the flexible polymeric film;
- wherein the one of more folding tabs are adhered to an inside surface of the package;
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- d. a first seam and a second seam extending from a top surface to a bottom surface of the respective first and second side walls;
- wherein a single folding tab is provided extending along a portion of a width of three or more walls of the package, and wherein the single folding tab is provided with a weakened portion coincident with each junction between the first or second side walls and the front or rear walls and each seam over which the single folding tab extends.
A package formed of a flexible polymeric film, the package comprising:
- a. a plurality of absorbent articles;
- b. the flexible polymeric film enclosing the plurality of absorbent articles to define a cuboid package having a top surface, a bottom surface, a front wall, a rear wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall;
- c. one or more folding tabs proximal to the top surface and extending along a portion of a width of one or both of the first and second side walls;
- wherein each folding tab has a height of between about 10 mm and about 50 mm in a direction perpendicular to a length of the folding tab, and wherein each folding tab has a higher bending stiffness than the flexible polymeric film;
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- d. a first seam and a second seam extending from a top surface to a bottom surface of the respective first and second side walls;
- wherein each of the one or more folding tabs extends along a portion of a width of at least one of the first and second side walls and one of the front and rear walls, and wherein each folding tab is provided with a weakened portion coincident with each junction between the first or second side wall and the front or rear walls and each seam.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.