Individually-packaged hygiene article and absorbent article provided therewith

US7972318B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Procter & Gamble Company · US

Inventors

• Brigitte Louisette Camille Nijs · Kelkheim, DE
• Stefan Brouwers · Kelkheim, DE
• Harald Giebels · Scheinfeld, DE
• Pilar López · Cerdanyola del Vallès, ES
• Francisco Playá · Calella, ES
• Jose Manuel Colacios Ruiz · Kassel, DE
• Helmut Thomann · Schwalbach am Taunus, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 9, 2006
• Grant date: Jul 5, 2011
• Expiry date: Aug 9, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65D75/5855
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A package containing a hygiene article which opens in a way preventing the hygiene article from falling out unintentionally. Further, combined absorbent articles are disclosed, wherein a package comprising a hygiene article is joined to an individually-packaged absorbent article.