Patent ID: 6705465
Filing Date: 2004-03-16
Classification: A61F,B65D

Abstract:
A package comprising:a plural number of individually wrapped absorbent feminine care articles which is less than eight; and reclosable packaging including: a flexible pocket having a hollow interior receiving said plural number of absorbent feminine care articles arranged in a stack, the hollow interior of the pocket having a volume which is substantially filled by the plural number of individually wrapped feminine care articles so that the pocket conforms to the stack of articles; an opening extending into the hollow interior of the pocket sized and shaped for permitting at least one of said plural number of individually wrapped feminine care articles to be withdrawn from the hollow interior of the pocket; a flap attached to the pocket adapted for covering the opening to retain said plural number of individually wrapped feminine care articles in the hollow interior of the pocket, said flap having a size larger than a maximum size of the opening and being selectably moveable between an open position in which the opening is generally unobstructed by said flap to permit said at least one article to be withdrawn through the opening and a closed position in which the flap covers the opening and an exterior area of the pocket to retain said plural number of articles in the pocket and to prevent said at least one article from passing through the opening; and a closure positioned on said flap for releasably holding said flap in the closed position, said closure permitting the flap to be positioned continuously in a different location on the exterior area of the pocket along a line intersecting the opening during successive closings when successive articles are removed from the interior of the pocket to permit said packaging to conform to the remaining articles in the interior of the pocket.