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Absorbent article with lengthwise, compact-fold

  • US 20070250028A1
  • Filed: 04/21/2006
  • Published: 10/25/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/21/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A personal care article having a longitudinal-direction;

  • a relatively shorter lateral cross-direction;

    a first end-section;

    a second end-section; and

    an intermediate-section which is interposed between said first end-section and said second end-section;

    said article comprising;

    a liquid permeable topsheet layer; and

    a backsheet layer which is operatively connected to the topsheet layer;

    wherein at least an operative portion of said first end-section has been folded along a first laterally-extending, end-fold-region which is substantially convex along a backsheet-side of the article and extends along at least a major portion of a corresponding lateral width of the first end-fold-region;

    at least an operative portion of said second end-section has been folded along a second laterally-extending, end-fold-region which is substantially convex along the backsheet-side of the article and extends along at least a major portion of a corresponding lateral width of the second end-fold-region;

    at least an operative portion of said first end-section has been folded along a first, lengthwise-fold-region, which is positioned to extend longitudinally along a major portion of the first end-section;

    at least an operative portion of said second end-section has been folded along a second, lengthwise-fold-region, which is positioned to extend longitudinally along a major portion of the second end-section; and

    at least an operative portion of said intermediate-section has been folded along a third lengthwise-fold-region, which is positioned to extend longitudinally along a major portion of the intermediate-section.

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