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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2011
Matthew Gerstle, Appleton, WI (US);
Russell P. George, Appleton, WI (US);
David J. Krysiak, Menasha, WI (US);
Katie A. Boland, Neenah, WI (US);
Adrienne R. Loyd, Neenah, WI (US);
Ruth A. Mcvettie, Freedom, WI (US);
Steven J. Shimon, Hilbert, WI (US);
Brian L. Alberts, Menasha, WI (US);
Matthew Gerstle, Appleton, WI (US);
Russell P. George, Appleton, WI (US);
David J. Krysiak, Menasha, WI (US);
Katie A. Boland, Neenah, WI (US);
Adrienne R. Loyd, Neenah, WI (US);
Ruth A. McVettie, Freedom, WI (US);
Steven J. Shimon, Hilbert, WI (US);
Brian L. Alberts, Menasha, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A process for manufacturing a package of folded absorbent articles is disclosed. In one embodiment, the process includes providing a plurality of absorbent cores, and embossing at least one fold line into each core, each fold line defining a fold region. The process further includes folding each core along the fold region of each fold line to create a plurality of folded absorbent garments, and placing the plurality of folded absorbent garments into a container. In particular embodiments, each core can include two transversely opposed absorbent ears. The process can include folding each core along the fold region of each fold line to move each ear closer to a longitudinal centerline of the core to create a plurality of folded absorbent garments. A package of folded absorbent articles is also disclosed.