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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2009
Nancy Deters Slayton, Springfield, OH (US);
Jeanne Marie Hughes, Loveland, OH (US);
Virginia Anne Lenahan, Cincinnati, OH (US);
David Andrew Dalton, Loveland, OH (US);
Nancy Deters Slayton, Springfield, OH (US);
Jeanne Marie Hughes, Loveland, OH (US);
Virginia Anne Lenahan, Cincinnati, OH (US);
David Andrew Dalton, Loveland, OH (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A package having a three dimensional shape and a plurality of modules each being adapted to contain a plurality of feminine hygiene articles. The plurality of modules can include a first end module, a second end module, and one or more middle modules. The first end module and the second end module each can have a free edge and a linked edge, and the one or more middle modules can have a first linked edge and a second linked edge. The linked edge of the first end module can be connected to the first linked edge of a middle module, the one or more middle modules can be connected together at the first and second linked edges, and the linked edge of the second end module can be connected to the second linked edge of a middle module to form a chain of modules. The plurality of modules can be arranged to form the package three dimensional shape.