US 12,239,518 B2
On-the-go package of absorbent articles and method of making
Annemie Houben, Ghent (BE); Herman Vandevelde, Aalter (BE); and Eva Staelens, Eeklo (BE)
Assigned to ONTEX BV, Buggenhout (BE); and ONTEX GROUP NV, Erembodegem (BE)
Filed by ONTEX BV, Buggenhout (BE); and ONTEX GROUP NV, Erembodegem (BE)
Filed on Mar. 8, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/600,571.
Application 18/600,571 is a continuation of application No. 17/425,014, granted, now 11,950,992, previously published as PCT/EP2020/051596, filed on Jan. 23, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 19153563 (EP), filed on Jan. 24, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0207110 A1, Jun. 27, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61F 13/15 (2006.01); A61F 13/551 (2006.01); A61F 13/56 (2006.01); B65B 11/00 (2006.01); B65B 35/50 (2006.01); B65B 63/04 (2006.01); B65D 71/06 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 13/55145 (2013.01) [A61F 13/15747 (2013.01); A61F 13/5611 (2013.01); B65B 11/004 (2013.01); B65B 35/50 (2013.01); B65B 63/04 (2013.01); B65D 71/063 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A process for making a substantially cuboid reclosable flexible package (8) of personal hygiene absorbent articles (1,100) free of an individual wrapping pouch, having a front wall (81), a rear wall (82), two opposed side walls (83,83′) and two opposed end walls (84,84′), comprising the steps of:
(i) providing personal hygiene absorbent articles (1,100) comprising a garment attachment adhesive covered by a removable release paper (2), wherein each individual absorbent article (1,100) has a central section (4), an inner-outboard section (5) and an outer-outboard section (6), and wherein each individual absorbent article (1,100) is asymmetric between the outboard sections (5,6) and an outboard section extends laterally outward of the central section (4);
(ii) folding inwardly along two spaced-apart laterally oriented fold lines (3) the inner-outboard section (5) and the outer-outboard section (6) of each individual absorbent article (1,100) into a folded article wherein the removable release paper (2) is exposed;
(iii) providing each folded article with closure means (7) for securing the folded article;
(iv) stacking at least two folded articles;
(v) wrapping a wrapping material around the resulting stack of folded articles;
(vi) sealing the wrapping material at one position on either the front (81), the rear (82), or one of the two side walls (83,83′), and on the two end walls (84,84′).