Opening feature for packaging having absorbent articles contained therein
US8490793B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 22, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D75/5833
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A package includes a plurality of disposable absorbent articles and a packaging having a front panel, a back panel, a top panel, a bottom panel, and a pair of side panels. The panels cooperatively define an interior compartment. At least one of the side panels has a longitudinal central axis, a pair of side edges, a gusset disposed adjacent the top panel, and a line of weakness having a first portion disposed on one side of the longitudinal central axis, a second portion disposed on the opposite side of the longitudinal central axis, and a third portion spanning between and connecting the first and second portions. The third portion of the line of weakness is spaced from the ends of the first and second portions. The plurality of disposable absorbent articles is compressed within the interior compartment and arranged in at least one row extending between the side panels.
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