ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH LENGTHWISE, COMPACT-FOLD AND WRAP LAYER

• Main Authors: RUMAN MARCILLE FAYE, WOLTMAN GARRY ROLAND, SCHROEDER KARYN CLARE, PATERAS CARRIE NICOLE, HECK ANGELA RAE
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 21.01.2009
• Subjects: BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; 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; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; PROSTHESES; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS

A personal care article (20) has a longitudinal-direction (22), a relatively shorter, lateral cross-direction (24), a first end-section (72), a second end-section (72a), and an intermediate-section (76). The article has been operatively connected in facing relation with a wrap member (98), and the article has been folded about a first, laterally extending end-fold-region (64). The article and a corresponding section of the wrap member have been folded about a second, laterally extending end-fold-region (66). A preliminary-folded article (82) and a corresponding, preliminary-folded wrap member have been provided after the article has been folded about both the first and second end-fold-regions. The preliminary-folded article and wrap member have also been folded along a longitudinally extending, composite-fold-region (96a) of both the preliminary-folded article and wrap member, to provide a composite-folded, wrapped article (114).