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US 4,556,146 AGranted
Individually packaged disposable absorbent article
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsJames L. Swanson, Raymond L. Bendure
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Abstract
An article of manufacture is disclosed for absorbing liquids, particularly body fluids such as menses. The disclosed article is disposable and has a wrapper associated therewith. The wrapper overlays one major surface of the article and by folding the article and sealing the wrapper, an individually packaged disposable absorbent article is provided.
Claims6
An individually packaged disposable absorbent article comprising:
- an absorbent pad having a first major surface and a second major surface;
- an envelope sheet comprising a liquid permeable topsheet portion overlaying said first major surface and a backsheet portion overlaying said second major surface said envelope sheet encasing said absorbent pad, said backsheet portion being coated with a layer of adhesive;
- a perimeter having longitudinal perimeter segments;
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- a wrapper, said wrapper being releasably affixed to said backsheet portion of said envelope sheet and having longitudinal flap portions extending outward from said longitudinal perimeter segments,
- said absorbent pad and said wrapper being folded as a unit about at least two fold-axes and said longitudinal flap portions being frangibly sealed.
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An individually packaged catamenial pad comprising:
- an absorbent pad having a first major surface and a second major surface;
- an envelope sheet comprising a liquid permeable topsheet portion overlaying said first major surface and a backsheet portion overlaying said second major surface said envelope sheet encasing said absorbent pad, said backsheet portion being coated with a layer of adhesive;
- a perimeter having longitudinal perimeter segments;
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- a wrapper, said wrapper being releasably affixed to said backsheet portion of said envelope sheet and having longitudinal flap portions extending outward from said longitudinal perimeter segments, said absorbent pad and said wrapper being folded as a unit about at least two fold-axes and said longitudinal flap portions being frangibly sealed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.