Patent ID: 9079324
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: A61F,B26F,B29C,B29K,B31F,B32B,B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A package comprising: a film and a non-woven, the non-woven comprising fibers; and a separable, non-melt fused embossed seal joining a portion of the film and the non-woven, the embossed seal comprising a plurality of discrete extended elements formed in the film and surrounded by lands in the film, the plurality of discrete extended elements having open proximal ends, closed distal ends, and sidewalls disposed between the proximal and distal ends, and portions of the plurality of discrete extended elements having a thickness less than that of the lands, wherein at least one of the distal ends and sidewalls of the discrete extended elements are thinned by at least about 25% relative to the lands, wherein the fibers of the non-woven are embedded in at least one of the lands and the sidewalls of the plurality of discrete extended elements through the open proximal ends, wherein an area density of the plurality of discrete extended elements is from about 240 to about 10,000 per square centimeter, wherein no adhesives are disposed between the film and the non-woven, and wherein the embossed seal before being broken secures an absorbent article within the package.