Package for absorbent articles forming a three-dimensional basin

A package comprising at least one stack of absorbent articles, wherein each article extends in longitudinal direction and a transversal direction, and comprises:

• a topsheet;
• a backsheet;
• an absorbent core between the topsheet and the backsheet,
• wherein the absorbent core comprises an absorbent layer in a core wrap, the absorbent layer comprising an absorbent material and having a longitudinally extending central portion, a first side portion disposed transversally outward of the central portion and a second side portion disposed transversally outward of the central portion on another side of the central portion;
• wherein the absorbent core further comprises a first folding guide between the central portion and the first side portion, and a second folding guide between the central portion and the second side portion;
• wherein each side portion comprises a plurality of winglets, each winglet having a proximal side relative to a folding guide and extending outward from this proximal side, and wherein neighboring winglets are separated by a gap between their neighboring sides;
• wherein the articles are tri-folded along a first fold line and a second fold line parallel to the transversal direction.

A package comprising at least one stack of absorbent articles, wherein each article extends in longitudinal direction and a transversal direction, and comprises:

• a topsheet;
• a backsheet;
• an absorbent core between the topsheet and the backsheet,
• wherein the absorbent core comprises an absorbent layer in a core wrap, the absorbent layer comprising an absorbent material and having a longitudinally extending central portion, a first side portion disposed transversally outward of the central portion and a second side portion disposed transversally outward of the central portion on another side of the central portion;
• wherein the absorbent core further comprises a first folding guide between the central portion and the first side portion, and a second folding guide between the central portion and the second side portion;
• wherein each side portion comprises a plurality of winglets, each winglet having a proximal side relative to a folding guide and extending outward from this proximal side, and wherein neighboring winglets are separated by a gap between their neighboring sides;
• wherein the articles are bi-folded along a transversal fold line and have an In-Bag-Stack Height of from about 72 mm to about 120 mm.

A method for packaging a plurality of articles, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a plurality of absorbent articles, wherein each of the articles extends in longitudinal direction and a transversal direction, and comprises:
• a topsheet;
• a backsheet;
• an absorbent core between the topsheet and the backsheet,
• wherein the absorbent core comprises an absorbent layer in a core wrap, the absorbent layer comprising an absorbent material and having a longitudinally extending central portion, a first side portion disposed transversally outward of the central portion and a second side portion disposed transversally outward of the central portion on another side of the central portion;
• wherein the absorbent core further comprises a first folding guide between the central portion and the first side portion, and a second folding guide between the central portion and the second side portion;
• wherein each side portion comprises a plurality of winglets, each winglet having a proximal side relative to a folding guide and extending outward from this proximal side, and wherein neighboring winglets are separated by a gap between their neighboring sides;
• bi-folding the articles along one transversally extending fold line;
• stacking the bi-folded articles into a stack;
• compressing the stack of articles;
• and
• packing the compressed bi-folded articles into a bag so that the articles are packaged at a In-Bag Compression Rate of from about 5% to about 50%.

A method for packaging a plurality of articles, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a plurality of absorbent articles, wherein each of the articles extends in longitudinal direction and a transversal direction, and comprises:
• a topsheet;
• a backsheet;
• an absorbent core between the topsheet and the backsheet,
• wherein the absorbent core comprises an absorbent layer in a core wrap, the absorbent layer comprising an absorbent material and having a longitudinally extending central portion, a first side portion disposed transversally outward of the central portion and a second side portion disposed transversally outward of the central portion on another side of the central portion;
• wherein the absorbent core further comprises a first folding guide between the central portion and the first side portion, and a second folding guide between the central portion and the second side portion;
• wherein each side portion comprises a plurality of winglets, each winglet having a proximal side relative to a folding guide and extending outward from this proximal side, and wherein neighboring winglets are separated by a gap between their neighboring sides;
• tri-folding the articles along two transversal fold lines;
• stacking the tri-folded articles into a stack;
• compressing the stack of articles;
• and
• packing the compressed tri-folded articles into a bag.