Absorbent products having improved packaging efficiency

An absorbent product includes a package 100 having an interior space 102 and an exterior surface; and a plurality of disposable absorbent articles 104 disposed within the interior space of the package, forming a stack 106. Each of the disposable absorbent articles has a topsheet; a backsheet; a subs...

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Main Authors PAUL THOMAS WEISMAN, HOLGER BERUDA, HORST BLESSING, LUTZ STELZIG, PETER DZIEZOK, HARALD HERMANN HUNDORF, AXEL KRAUSE, DEAN LARRY DUVAL, MATTIAS SCHMIDT
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 23.05.2012
Subjects
ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR
BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS
CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS
CONVEYING
DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS
FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS
FIRST-AID KITS
FOMENTATION
HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES
PACKAGES
PACKAGING ELEMENTS
PACKING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PROSTHESES
STORING
TRANSPORTING
TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Summary:An absorbent product includes a package 100 having an interior space 102 and an exterior surface; and a plurality of disposable absorbent articles 104 disposed within the interior space of the package, forming a stack 106. Each of the disposable absorbent articles has a topsheet; a backsheet; a substantially cellulose free absorbent core; a first waist region; a second waist region; a crotch region; and a fastening member extending laterally outward from the second waist region and adapted to releasably connect with a landing zone located in the first waist region. The absorbent product exhibits an In-Bag Stack Height of less than about 80 mm as measured according to an In-Bag Stack Height Test, and a Bag Utilisation Factor of less than 0.031m2/bag/m. The In-Bag Stack Height is the height of a stack of 10 articles when packaged. The Bag Utilisation factor is a measure of bag packaging efficiency, normalised for differences in folded stack length. The absorbent article may also have a longitudinal bending stiffness of less than 355 N/m and an in-bag compression of more than 58%.
Bibliography:Application Number: GB20120003856