Tampon and tampon application wrapper
AssigneeEdgewell Personal Care Brands, LLC
InventorsJeffrey Kapec, Yukiko Naoi, Pankaj Nigam, Adebimpe Ogunade
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Abstract
A feminine hygiene product wrapper, comprising a front panel having a closed side lengthwise edge, an open side lengthwise edge, a bottom widthwise edge, and a top widthwise edge; a back panel having a closed side lengthwise edge, an open side lengthwise edge, a bottom widthwise edge, and a top widthwise edge; and an expandable side panel having a lengthwise extending first side edge, a lengthwise extending second side edge, a top edge, and a bottom edge, wherein the lengthwise extending first side edge is attached to the open side lengthwise edge of the front panel, and the lengthwise extending second side edge is attached to the open side lengthwise edge of the back panel.
Claims20
A feminine hygiene product wrapper having a feminine hygiene product, comprising:
- an exterior surface and an interior surface opposite to the exterior surface, the wrapper having an interior cavity in a new product configuration that is defined by the interior surface, the wrapper having a first side lengthwise edge, a second side lengthwise edge, a bottom widthwise edge, and a top widthwise edge;
- the first side lengthwise edge having one or more folds,
- wherein the one or more folds are oriented such that in the new product configuration, a widthwise cross-sectional area of the wrapper is substantially uniform along a length of the wrapper;
- wherein the one or more folds are oriented such that in an open configuration, the widthwise cross-sectional area of the wrapper is substantially larger than the widthwise cross-sectional area in the new product configuration;
- wherein in the open configuration, the widthwise cross-sectional area adjacent the top widthwise edge is greater than the widthwise cross-sectional area of adjacent the bottom widthwise edge;
- and
- wherein in the new product configuration, the feminine hygiene product is contained within the feminine hygiene product wrapper.
A feminine hygiene product wrapper having a feminine hygiene product, comprising:
- an exterior surface and an interior surface opposite to the exterior surface, the wrapper having an interior cavity defined by the interior surface in a new product configuration, the wrapper having a first side lengthwise edge, a second side lengthwise edge, a bottom widthwise edge, and a top widthwise edge;
- the first side lengthwise edge having one or more folds, wherein the one or more folds are oriented such that in the new product configuration, a widthwise cross-sectional area of the wrapper is substantially uniform along a length of the wrapper;
- wherein the one or more folds are oriented such that in an open configuration, the widthwise cross-sectional area of the wrapper is substantially larger than the widthwise cross-sectional area in the new product configuration;
- wherein in the open configuration, the widthwise cross-sectional area adjacent the top widthwise edge is greater than the widthwise cross-sectional area of adjacent the bottom widthwise edge;
- wherein in the open configuration, the interior cavity is up to about 80% larger than the interior cavity in the new product configuration;
- and
- wherein in the new product configuration, the feminine hygiene product is contained within the feminine hygiene product wrapper.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.