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Sanitary napkin with individual self wrapping means
Assignee: Kenvue Brands LLC
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Filing: 1990-11-21
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Granted: 1992-02-18
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Expires: 2010-11-21
Abstract
Abstract A pre-wrapped sanitary napkin is disclosed having an elongated wrapping sheet that is extended around a folded portion of the napkin and adhered to itself to keep the napkin in a folded position using pressure-sensitive adhesive. This invention provides for individual wrapping of sanitary napkins without the added expense of an outer paper wrapper.
Inventors
- 👤 Umesh Gaur
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 22:54
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F13/00; A61F13/15; A61F13/551; A61F13/5513; A61F13/55135; A61F13/5514; A61F13/56; A61F13/58; A61F13/45; A61F2013/4512
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
153 words
A method for individually wrapping a folded, sanitary napkin comprising: (a) providing an elongated absorbent element having a body-facing side and an adhesive-bearing side; (b) applying an elongated wrapping sheet to at least a portion of said adhesive-bearing side of said absorbent element, said wrapping sheet being provided with pressure-sensitive adhesive means disposed thereon, said wrapping sheet further being selected to extend beyond an end of said elongated absorbent element to define a flap thereof; (c) folding said napkin along a transverse axis such that portions of said body-facing side of said absorbent element are in contact with each other to form a folded portion of said napkin; and (d) wrapping said flap around said folded portion of said napkin, said adhesive means on said wrapping sheet being selected to releasably adhere said flap to an underlying portion of said wrapping sheet to retain the napkin in a folded position prior to use.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
153 words
A method for individually wrapping a folded, sanitary napkin comprising: (a) providing an elongated absorbent element having a body-facing side and an adhesive-bearing side; (b) applying an elongated wrapping sheet to at least a portion of said adhesive-bearing side of said absorbent element, said wrapping sheet being provided with pressure-sensitive adhesive means disposed thereon, said wrapping sheet further being selected to extend beyond an end of said elongated absorbent element to define a flap thereof; (c) folding said napkin along a transverse axis such that portions of said body-facing side of said absorbent element are in contact with each other to form a folded portion of said napkin; and (d) wrapping said flap around said folded portion of said napkin, said adhesive means on said wrapping sheet being selected to releasably adhere said flap to an underlying portion of said wrapping sheet to retain the napkin in a folded position prior to use.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method claim 1, wherein said folding step comprises folding said napkin along two transverse axes of said napkin.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said applying step comprises providing a wrapping sheet having the same width as the width of said absorbent element.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said applying step comprises providing a flap having a narrower width than the width of said absorbent element.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1999-02-17 | 1999-08-19 | 2000-02-18 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2003-02-17 | 2003-08-19 | 2004-02-18 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |