Kao Corporation

Kimiko Isobe

Minoru Nakanishi

Mitsugu Hamajima

Yasuo Toyoshima

Nobuya Sato

An individually package structurehaving an absorbent articlefolded and packaged in a wrapper, the absorbent articlehaving an absorbent bodyand a pair of flapsextending laterally outward from the longitudinal side edges of the absorbent body. The absorbent bodyhas a skin facing side, a garment facing side, and an absorbent core between the skin facing side and the garment facing side. In the package, the absorbent articlehas the flapsfolded over the skin facing side along respective fold lines LF and has an embossed pattern of depressionsformed on and/or near the fold lines.

Individually packaged absorbent article

A wrapping construction of an absorbent article includes a sanitary napkin,as an absorbent article including a body,and a pair of left and right wing portions,disposed on opposing left and right sides of the body,The body,is provided on a skin non-contacting surface,side thereof with a body adhesive portion,Each of the wing portions,is provided on a skin non-contacting surface,side thereof with a wing adhesive portion,The construction further includes a wrapping material,for individually wrapping the sanitary napkin. The method of making the wrapping construction includes the steps of: the wing portions,being folded towards a skin contacting surface side,of the body,the body adhesive portion,being in contact with and peelably adhered to an inner surface,of the wrapping material,the wrapping material,being allowed to extend at opposing left and right side edge portions,and a front end edge,thereof outwardly of opposing side edges,and a front end edge,of the body,respectively; the sanitary napkin,and the wrapping material,being folded by gradually folding from rear end edge sides,thereof with the skin contacting surface,sides facing inwardly; and an outer surface,of the wrapping material,with which the end edge side,of the body,being in contact, being peelably adhered to said wing adhesive portions

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Tochigi, Japan

Kimiko Isobe