Sanitary napkin or like article having an integral carrying/disposal envelope

Claim 1

A sanitary napkin or like article which comprises a fluid absorbent pad with a moisture permeable wrapper enclosing the pad, said sanitary napkin having a body facing major surface and an opposed undergarment facing major surface, and further having a flexible moisture impervious barrier bonded to and essentially completely covering the undergarment facing surface; the moisture impervious barrier comprising an envelope having longitudinal and transverse edges with dimensions similar to those of the pad, the transverse edge portions and one longitudinal edge portion of the envelope being permanently sealed, the other longitudinal edge being open, an extending flap being located along said open edge with one or more areas of pressure sensitive adhesive being located on the flap, said flap being normally tucked inside the envelope and retained therein by the adhesive, wherein the flap can be withdrawn from the envelope, the envelope turned inside out to entirely enclose the attached pad, and the flap sealed with the area of pressure sensitive adhesive to close the envelope so as to maintain cleanliness while carrying the article or for sanitary disposal of the article.