Package for hygienic storage of absorbent articles
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A61B-019/02
A61B-019/00
출원번호
US-0146929
(2002-05-17)
발명자
/ 주소
Persson,H책kan
출원인 / 주소
SCA Hygiene Probucts AB
대리인 / 주소
Buchanan Ingersoll PC
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12
초록▼
The present invention concerns a package for hygienic storage of two or more similar, non-folded, thin absorbent articles, preferably micro panty shields, which are placed on top of each other in a stack. The package is shape stable and shockproof and has a container part and a lid part. The contain
The present invention concerns a package for hygienic storage of two or more similar, non-folded, thin absorbent articles, preferably micro panty shields, which are placed on top of each other in a stack. The package is shape stable and shockproof and has a container part and a lid part. The container part and the lid part together delimit a storage space intended to accommodate the stack, where the storage space has a form that principally conforms to the form of the stack.
대표청구항▼
What is claimed is: 1. A package system, the package system comprising: a plurality of non-folded, thin absorbent articles placed adjacent each other in a stack, said plurality of absorbent articles each having a first end portion and a second portion defining an absorbent article length therebetwe
What is claimed is: 1. A package system, the package system comprising: a plurality of non-folded, thin absorbent articles placed adjacent each other in a stack, said plurality of absorbent articles each having a first end portion and a second portion defining an absorbent article length therebetween, said plurality of absorbent articles having similar lengths; a package for hygienic storage of the stack of absorbent articles, said package including a container part and a lid part, the container part having an end surface and an upper rim surface; wherein the container part and the lid part together cooperate to delimit a storage space intended to accommodate the stack, such that the storage space has a form that principally conforms to the form of the stack; wherein said container part is adapted to receive the first end portions of the absorbent articles in the stack proximal the bottom end of said container part such that the second end portions of the absorbent articles extend above the upper rim surface of said container part; wherein said lid part includes a recess adapted to receive the second end portions of the absorbent articles in the stack, when said package is in a closed position; wherein said container part has a greatest width defined in a transverse direction; said length of said absorbent article being greater than said greatest width of said container part; wherein the end surface of said container part has a rounded form and the first end portions of the absorbent articles proximal thereto are correspondingly displaced relative to the rounded form such that the second end portions of the absorbent articles extending above the upper rim surface of said container part exhibit a concave form, thereby enabling a user to more easily grasp a foremost one of said absorbent articles; and wherein said package is shape stable and shock-proof. 2. A package in accordance with claim 1, wherein the container part has an opening which cooperates with an opening arranged on the lid part so that a tight seal is obtained between the openings, and wherein the container part is provided with a rim which is adapted to a recess in the lid part. 3. A package in accordance with claim 1, wherein the container part is provided with a front surface, a rear surface opposite to the front surface, and two opposing side surfaces, and the lid part is provided with a front surface, a rear surface opposite to the front surface, two opposing side surfaces and an end surface. 4. A package in accordance with claim 1, wherein the absorbent articles include micro panty shields. 5. A package in accordance with claim 3, wherein the end surface of the lid part is flat. 6. A package in accordance with claim 3, wherein the lid part is pivotably attached to the container part by means of a joint member. 7. A package in accordance with claim 6, wherein the joint member connects the rear surface of the container part with the rear surface of the lid part. 8. A package in accordance with claim 3, further comprising a locking mechanism in the form of a snap lock. 9. A package in accordance with claim 8, wherein the container part is provided with a rim which is adapted to a recess in the lid part, and the snap lock is arranged adjacent to the rim and the recess, wherein the rim along a part of its periphery is provided with a tab and the recess along a part of its periphery is provided with a notch such that the tab can take hold of the notch when the package is closed and the lid part can be locked to the container part. 10. A package in accordance with claim 1, wherein said package is manufactured from a plastic material. 11. A package in accordance with claim 1, wherein in a closed position said package has a greatest length in a longitudinal direction of about 70-150 mm, and a greatest width in a width direction of about 40-70 mm, and a greatest height in a height direction within an interval about 5-60 mm. 12. A package in accordance with claim 1, further comprising a band encircling at least a part of the container part as well as a part of the lid part in the area on the outside of the package where the opening of the container part cooperates with the opening of the lid part. 13. A package in accordance with claim 12, wherein the band is manufactured from a shrink film of orientated polystyrene (OPS). 14. A package in accordance with claim 12, wherein the band is provided with a perforation or tear arrangement. 15. A package in accordance with claim 9, wherein said tab is provided on the front surface of the container part and said notch is provided on the front surface of the lid part. 16. A package in accordance with claim 10, wherein the plastic material comprises polypropylene. 17. A package in accordance with claim 11, wherein said package has the greatest length in the longitudinal direction of about 100 mm, and the greatest width in the width direction of about 50 mm, and the greatest height in the height direction of about 39 mm. 18. A package in accordance with claim 12, wherein said band comprises a plastic film.
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