Packaging of flexible articles
CA 2353935 A1 · Owner: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. · Inventors: Bordain, Nefetari Edris; Tippey, Darold Dean
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The present invention is a package (1) containing an array (3) of flexible absorbent articles (5) (compressed or otherwise). Each absorbent article comprises a front face (7), a back face (9) a top face (6), a bottom face , (8), a pair of side faces (10) an upper section (11), and a lower section (13). The upper (11) and lower (13) sections have mutually different caliper. At least a portion of the absorbent articles (5) are placed in a configuration such that their front faces (7) are in a contacting relationship with the front faces (7) of the adjacent absorbent articles. The package (1) comprises a flexible outer casing (19), an array (3) of absorbent articles (5) having a first …
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- Filed December 14, 1999. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended December 14, 2019.
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