Feminine hygiene article with improved wings

US11083647B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Procter & Gamble Company · US

Inventors

• Henning Vohwinkel · Kronberg, DE
• Wolfgang Domeier · Beijing, CN
• Rainer Hefele · Würzburg, DE
• Bruce William Lavash · Sharonville, US
• Holger Wendt · Schwalbach am Taunus, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 11, 2018
• Grant date: Aug 10, 2021
• Expiry date: Jun 9, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2013/8497
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Feminine hygiene articles are disclosed herein. The feminine hygiene articles described herein can provide easily discernable placement and orientation guides which reduce the likelihood of misapplication by the user, facilitated attachment guides which can reduce the likelihood of misapplication of the feminine pad and can also reduce the likelihood of improper attachment of the feminine pad to a panty. The feminine hygiene articles disclosed include uniquely shaped wings which can provide cues on proper attachment of the article to the panty, and may help in providing sustained coverage of the feminine hygiene article to the panty which reduces the likelihood that the pad will become detached during use.