Packaging article and method

A package comprising a flexible outer casing containing an array of compressed, flexible articles, said articles comprising a front face, a back face, a top face, a bottom face, side faces, an upper section and a lower section, said sections having mutually different compressibilities and calipers, wherein at least a portion of said articles are placed with said front faces in a contacting relationship and at least a portion of said back faces in a contacting relationship, comprising a flexible outer casing, said array having a first region and a second region and said upper and lower sections of said articles being distributed over said first and second regions of said array, wherein said distribution of said upper and lower sections, is such that the difference in the compression force for compression of said first and second regions to between 0% and 90% of their uncompressed volume, is at least 10% smaller then the difference in the compression forces for compression of said first and second regions, when all of said upper sections of said articles are located in the same region of said array;

• and said flexible outer casing maintains said array of compressed articles.

A package according to claim 9, wherein said upper and lower sections of said articles are distributed in such a way that the compression forces for said first and second regions of said array are substantially equal.

A package according to claim 9, wherein at least a portion of said articles are placed with said bottom faces in a connecting relationship forming a reoccurring stack pattern with said top faces of adjacent articles.

A package according to claim 9, wherein the orientation of said articles is periodically alternated.

A package comprising a flexible outer casing containing an array of flexible absorbent articles, said absorbent articles comprising a front face, a back face, a top face, a bottom face, side faces, an upper section and a lower section, said sections having mutually different calipers, wherein at least a portion of said absorbent articles are placed with said front faces in a contacting relationship and at least a portion of said back faces in a contacting relationship, further comprising a flexible outer casing, said array having a first region and a second region and said upper and lower sections of said absorbent articles being distributed over said first and second regions of said array, wherein said distribution of upper and lower sections, is such that the difference in the sizes of said first and second regions is at least about 10% smaller then when all of said upper sections of said absorbent articles are located in the same region of said array.

A package comprising a flexible outer casing containing an array of compressed, flexible absorbent articles, said absorbent articles comprising a front face, a back face, a top face, a bottom face, side faces, an upper section and a lower section, said sections having mutually different compressibilities and calipers, wherein at least a portion of said absorbent articles are placed with said front faces in contacting relationship and at least a portion of said back faces in contacting relationship, further comprising a flexible outer casing, said array having a first region and a second region and said upper and lower sections of said absorbent articles being distributed over said first and second regions of said array, wherein said distribution of said upper and lower sections, is such that the difference in the compression forces for compression of said first and second regions to between 0% and 90% of their uncompressed volume, is at least 10% smaller then the difference in the compression force for compression of said first and second regions, when all of said upper sections of said absorbent articles are located in the same region of said array;

• and said flexible outer casing maintains said array of said compressed absorbent articles.

A method of forming a package according to claim 9, wherein a second predetermined number of said articles have their said upper sections located in a second region of said array.