Absorbent articles and methods and systems of packaging them
OwnerE. Wayne Meeks, Peter J. Gawley +2inventors
InventorsE. Wayne Meeks, Peter J. Gawley, Robert A. Baldacci, Ronald G. McCollum
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Abstract
Certain configurations of articles comprising stacked layers of absorbent articles are described herein. In certain examples, the absorbent articles of a particular layer are arranged in two or more lanes. In some instances, adjacent stacks of the stacked layers are separated by a divider configured to provide support to at least one lane of absorbent articles of a first stack. Systems and methods of producing and packaging the articles are also described.
Claims22
1-100. (canceled)
A method of packaging a plurality of absorbent articles, the method comprising:
- stacking a first stack comprising a plurality of absorbent articles in a container, in which the absorbent articles of the first stack are arranged in lanes in the first stack;
- stacking a second stack adjacent to the stacked first stack in the container, the second stack comprising a plurality of absorbent articles, in which the absorbent articles of the second stack are arranged in lanes in the second stack;
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- inserting a divider between the first stack and the second stack, in which the divider is sized and arranged to provide support to at least one lane of absorbent articles of the first stack.
A method of providing support to a stack of absorbent articles, the method comprising inserting a divider between a first stack of absorbent articles and a second stack of absorbent articles each positioned in a container, in which each of the first stack and the second stack comprises a plurality of individual absorbent articles, in which the absorbent articles of the first stack are present in stacked layers with each layer of the first stack comprising a plurality of the individual, absorbent articles arranged in lanes.
121-142. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.