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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Doo-Hong Kim, Seoul, KR;
Hyung-Bum Kim, Seoul, KR;
Eo-Yeon Hwang, Seoul, KR;
Eun-Jung Kang, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Yuhan-Kimberly Ltd., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 1/500 ; A61F 1/315 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 1/500 ; A61F 1/315 ;
Abstract
An individually packaged absorbent article and a method for making the same is disclosed. The individual package comprises an absorbent pad having side tabs and a wrapper having a central release strip which may be parallel or perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the wrapper. On either side of the central release strip are tab release members, the tab release members and the central release strip being permanently attached to the wrapper. The wrapper and the absorbent pad are folded as a unit about at least two lateral spaced-apart fold lines.