US 12,232,940 B2
Feminine hygiene article with asymmetric wings
Henning Vohwinkel, Kronberg (DE); Wolfgang Domeier, Frankfurt am Main (DE); Rainer Hefele, Wurzburg (DE); Bruce William Lavash, West Cheter, OH (US); and Holger Wendt, Schwalbach am Taunus (DE)
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Filed by The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Filed on Oct. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/483,555.
Application 18/483,555 is a continuation of application No. 17/568,895, filed on Jan. 5, 2022, granted, now 11,813,153.
Application 17/568,895 is a continuation of application No. 15/977,025, filed on May 11, 2018, granted, now 11,246,770, issued on Feb. 15, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/505,153, filed on May 12, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0033141 A1, Feb. 1, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 13/56 (2006.01); A61F 13/15 (2006.01); A61F 13/472 (2006.01); A61F 13/476 (2006.01); A61F 13/84 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 13/5616 (2013.01) [A61F 13/472 (2013.01); A61F 13/47245 (2013.01); A61F 13/476 (2013.01); A61F 13/84 (2013.01); A61F 13/15723 (2013.01); A61F 2013/8497 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A feminine hygiene article having a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, a longitudinal centerline and a lateral centerline perpendicular to the longitudinal centerline, the feminine hygiene article further comprising:
a first wing extending laterally outboard of the chassis having a first leading edge extending outboard of the chassis, a first trailing edge extending outboard of the chassis and a first curvilinear edge connecting the first leading edge and the first trailing edge, wherein a first fold line is positioned intermediate the chassis and the first wing, wherein the first curvilinear edge forms an outermost portion of the first wing, the first wing further comprising a first zone and a second zone and a first bisecting line forming at least a portion of a boundary between the first zone and the second zone, wherein the first wing is asymmetric about the first bisecting line, wherein at least a portion of the second zone is disposed more outboard of the chassis than the first zone, wherein the first leading edge forms a first angle with respect to the first fold line;
a second wing extending laterally outboard of the chassis having a second leading edge extending outboard of the chassis, a second trailing edge extending outboard of the chassis and a second curvilinear edge connecting the second leading edge and the second trailing edge, wherein a second fold line is positioned intermediate the chassis and the second wing, wherein the second curvilinear edge forms an outermost portion of the second wing, the second wing further comprising a third zone and a fourth zone and a second bisecting line forming at least a portion of a boundary between the third zone and the fourth zone, wherein the second wing is asymmetric about the second bisecting line, wherein at least a portion of the fourth zone is disposed more outboard of the chassis than the third zone, wherein the second trailing edge forms a second angle with respect to the second fold line;
wherein the first angle and the second angle are positioned on opposite sides of the lateral centerline of the feminine hygiene article.