Package comprising an array of compressed absorbent articles
US5971153A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 13, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D85/07
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A package (1) comprising an array (3) of compressed, flexible absorbent articles (5) that have a front face (7), a back face (9), a top face (6), a bottom face (8), side faces (10), an upper section (11) and a lower section (13). The upper and lower sections have mutually different compressibilities and calipers, and the absorbent articles are placed with the front and back faces in a contacting relationship. The package comprises a flexible outer casing (19). The array has a first region (15) and a second region (17) and the upper and lower sections of the absorbent articles are distributed over the first and second regions of the array in such a manner that the difference in the compression force F for compression of the first and second regions to between 20% and 70% of their uncompressed volume is at least 10% smaller than the difference in the compression force for compression of the first and second regions when all of the upper sections of the absorbent articles are located in the same region of the array.
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