Patent ID: 8231591
Filing Date: 2012-07-31
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
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, and wherein the third lengthwise-fold-region is substantially convex along the backsheet-side of the article and substantially concave along the topsheet-side of the article.