Individually packaged sanitary napkin having cleaning wipe packaged therewith

US5569230A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• The Procter & Gamble Company · US

Inventors

• Daniella J. Fisher · Cincinnati, US
• Thomas Ward Osborn, III · Cincinnati, US
• Mark Seymour · Kobe, JP
• Gary William Kingry · Cincinnati, US
• Charles John Berg, Jr. · Wyoming, US
• Charles D. Cook · Lancaster, US
• Steven Ray Gilbert · Lancaster, US
• Douglas Toms · St. Bernard, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 30, 1995
• Grant date: Oct 29, 1996
• Expiry date: May 30, 2015

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2013/8476
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An individually packaged sanitary napkin having a cleansing wipe packaged therewith. The individually packaged sanitary napkin includes a wrapper that covers the sanitary napkin's adhesive fastener prior to use. The sanitary napkin wrapper can be provided with a flap or pouch for securing the used sanitary napkin for disposal. A number of alternative arrangements are disclosed for packaging the cleansing wipe with the wrapped sanitary napkin.