MY127860A - Wrapped absorbent article structure. - Google Patents

Abstract

A WRAPPED ABSORBENT ARTICLE STRUCTURE (1) COMPRISES AN ABSORBENT ARTICLE (10) AND A RECTANGULAR WRAPPING MATERIAL (20) FOR INDIVIDUALLY WRAPPING THE ABSORBENT ARTICLE. AN ADHESIVE LAYER (16) IS PROVIDED ON THE SURFACE OF THE ABSORBENT ARTICLE (10) WHICH, IN USE, DOES NOT CONTACT THE USER.THE ADHESIVE LAYER (16) AND THE INNER SURFACE OF THE WRAPPING MATERIAL (20) ARE PEELABLY ADHERED TOGETHER, AND THE WRAPPING MATERIAL IS FOLDED TOWARD ITS LONGITUDINAL DIRECTION, THE OPPOSING SIDE EDGES (22, 22) OF THE WRAPPING MATERIAL IS FOLDED TOWARD ITS LONGITUDINAL DIRECTION, THE OPPOSING SIDE EDGES OF THE WRAPPING MATERIAL, WHICH ARE OVERLAPPED IN THE LONGITUDINAL DIRECTION UNDER THE FOLDED CONDITION OF THE WRAPPING MATERIAL, ARE HEAT-SEALED THEREBY FORMING SEALED PORTIONS (2, 2), AND ONE END PORTION (23) AND THE OTHER END PORTION (24) OF THE WRAPPING MATERIAL (20) ARE SEALED SUCH THAT THE ONE END PORTION (23) IS LOCATED NEARER TO THE ABSORBENT ARTICLE (10) THAN THE OTHER END PORTION (24), THE WRAPPED ABSORBENT ARTICLE STRUCTURE (1) BEING CHARACTERIZED IN THAT: THE WRAPPING MATERIAL (20) IS MADE OF A POLYOLEFIN FILM OR A POLYESTER FILM, AND THE ENTIRE INNER SURFACE OF THE WRAPPING MATERIAL IS SUBJECTED TO RELEASE TREATMENT, AND THE WRAPPING MATERIAL HAS A TEAR STRENGTH OF NOT LESS THAN 50 G AND A BULK SOFTNESS OF NOT MORE THAN 30 G/15 MM, THE SEALED PORTION (2) IS FORMED BY THE PARTIAL HEAT-SEALING OF THE WRAPPING MATERIAL (20) WITH THE USE OF A HEATASEALING APPARATUS AND HAS A SEAL STRENGTH OF 20 G/10 MM TO 150 G/10 MM, AND THE ONE END PORTION (23) AND THE OTHER END PORTION (24) ARE SEALED BY THE SAME PARTIAL HEAT-SEALING AS THAT OF THE SEALED PORTION (2) OR WITH A REATTACHABLE TAB TAPE.(FIG.1)