Wrapper component for personal care articles having an easy opening and closing feature

Abstract

The present invention provides a wrapped personal care product having a wrapper component and a personal care product placed within the wrapper component. The wrapper component has a chamber, an opening having a first side and a second side which reveals the chamber when opened but conceals the chamber when closed, and an opening device. The opening device has a first shape memory element on the first side of the opening and a second shape memory element on the second side of the opening. Each shape memory element has a first end and a second end and the first end of the first shape memory element is adjacent the first end of the second shape memory element and the second end of the first shape memory element is adjacent the second end of the second shape memory element. When in the relaxed state, each shape memory element has a first shape such that the opening is in a closed position and a second shape when subject to a compression force from the first end and second end of the each shape memory elements simultaneously such that the opening is opened revealing the chamber. Also disclosed is a method for disposing of used absorbent personal care articles.

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