Packaged absorbent article

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9504614-B2
Application number	US-201414547466-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 19, 2014
Priority date	Jan 30, 2006
Publication date	Nov 29, 2016
Grant date	Nov 29, 2016

Abstract

A packaged absorbent article having a body surface and a garment surface; and a wrapper sheet for wrapping the absorbent article so that at least a portion of the garment surface of the absorbent article can be seen through the wrapper sheet.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A packaged absorbent article, comprising:
a. a wrapper sheet that is in the form of a pouch and that comprises a non-white coloration treatment that is not printing and that comprises a CIE L*a*b* hue angle from −40 degrees to 20 degrees; and
b. an absorbent article disposed in the pouch, the absorbent article comprising a garment facing surface that comprises a second non-white coloration treatment also comprising a CIE L*a*b* hue angle from −40 degrees to 20 degrees;
c. wherein the absorbent article is folded but not folded together with the wrapper sheet.

2. The packaged absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the wrapper sheet comprises a nonwoven.

3. The packaged absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the wrapper sheet has an opacity of about 8.5% to about 50%.

4. The packaged absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the wrapper sheet has a UV transmittance of about 0 to about 35.

Assignees

• Procter & Gamble

Inventors

• Shimizu Yoshiyuki
• Matsuo Akane
• Ninomiya Sachiko
• Miura Tsunetoshi

Classifications

• B65D85/07

  for compressible or flexible articles (for wearing apparel B65D85/18) · CPC title

• B65D65/16

  with provision for excluding or admitting light · CPC title

• A61F13/84

  Accessories, not otherwise provided for, for absorbent pads · CPC title

• A61F13/5515

  after use · CPC title

• A61F13/5513

  packaging of feminine sanitary napkins · CPC title