Patent ID: 6394990
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A disposable feminine hygiene article comprising: a main body portion including an absorbent material and an impervious backing sheet on which said absorbent material is mounted, said main body portion being bounded by a peripheral edge and two wings, each wing extending from and hingedly attached to said backing sheet along a fold line inside of said peripheral edge respectively, portions of said backing sheet and of said wings being provided with adhesive areas sufficient to bind said article to an undergarment to hold said article in place, said portions of said backing sheet comprising one or more sections of the backing sheet located intermediate said wings, substantially all of said adhesive areas on said wings being offset from said adhesive areas on said backing sheet so that if said wings are folded about said fold lines towards said adhesive areas on said backing sheet without an undergarment in place and with any release paper removed, said adhesive areas on said wings cannot contact said adhesive areas on said backing sheet, wherein said adhesive areas on said wings is offset from said adhesive areas on said backing sheet by an area that is non-tacky at room temperature and wherein said areas that are non-tacky at room temperature comprise a first layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive, and on top of said first layer, a layer of non-pressure sensitive hot melt adhesive that is non-tacky at room temperature.