Absorbent article package with enhanced opening and recloseability
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorAstrid Annette SHEEHAN
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Abstract
A package containing a stack of folded disposable absorbent articles, the package being formed of a flexible polymeric film defining a cuboid package having top and bottom surfaces and rear, front, first and second side walls. One or more folding tabs are provided proximal the top surface and extending along a width of one or both of the first and second side walls. Each folding tab has a height of between about 10 mm and about 50 mm in a direction perpendicular to the length of the folding tab and comprises a higher bending stiffness than the flexible polymeric film.
Claims12
A package formed of a flexible polymeric film, the package comprising:
- a. a plurality of absorbent articles;
- b. the flexible polymeric film enclosing the plurality of absorbent articles to define a cuboid package having top and bottom surfaces and a front, rear, first, and second side walls;
- and
- c. one or more folding tabs proximal to the top surface and extending along a width of one or both of the first and second side walls;
- wherein each folding tab has a height of between about 10 mm and about 50 mm in a direction perpendicular to a length of the folding tab, and wherein each folding tab has a higher bending stiffness than the flexible polymeric film.
A package formed of a flexible polymeric film, the package comprising:
- a. a plurality of absorbent articles;
- b. the flexible polymeric film enclosing the plurality of absorbent articles to define a cuboid package having top and bottom surfaces and a front, rear, first, and second side walls;
- and
- c. one or more folding tabs proximal to the top surface and extending along a width of one or both of the first and second side walls;
- wherein each folding tab has a height of between about 10 mm and about 50 mm in a direction perpendicular to a length of the folding tab, and wherein each folding tab has a higher bending stiffness than the flexible polymeric film;
- and
- wherein the one of more folding tabs are adhered to an inside surface of the package.
A package formed of a flexible polymeric film, the package comprising:
- a. a plurality of absorbent articles;
- b. the flexible polymeric film enclosing the plurality of absorbent articles to define a cuboid package having top and bottom surfaces and a front, rear, first, and second side walls;
- and
- c. one or more folding tabs proximal to the top surface and extending along a width of one or both of the first and second side walls;
- wherein each folding tab has a height of between about 10 mm and about 50 mm in a direction perpendicular to a length of the folding tab, and wherein each folding tab has a higher bending stiffness than the flexible polymeric film;
- and
- wherein each folding tab provided on one of the first and second side walls extends between one of the first or second seam and the front or rear wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.