Individually packaged absorbent article
AssigneeKao Corporation
InventorsNobuya Sato, Kimiko Isobe
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Abstract
An individually package structure 10 having an absorbent article 1 folded and packaged in a wrapper, the absorbent article 1 having an absorbent body 5 and a pair of flaps 6 extending laterally outward from the longitudinal side edges of the absorbent body 5. The absorbent body 5 has a skin facing side, a garment facing side, and an absorbent core between the skin facing side and the garment facing side. In the package, the absorbent article 1 has the flaps 5 folded over the skin facing side along respective fold lines LF and has an embossed pattern of depressions 62 formed on and/or near the fold lines.
Claims8
An individual package structure having an absorbent article folded and packaged in a wrapper, the absorbent article having two longitudinal side portions and comprising an absorbent body having two longitudinal side portions and a pair of flaps 5 extending laterally outward from the longitudinal side portions of the absorbent body, the absorbent body having a skin facing side, a garment facing side, and an absorbent core between the skin facing side and the garment facing side, wherein the absorbent article has the flaps folded over the skin facing side thereof along respective two first fold lines, is folded along at least one second fold line perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the absorbent body, and has an embossed pattern on and/or near the first fold lines.
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