Patent ID: 7798327
Filing Date: 2010-09-21
Classification: A61F,B65D

Abstract:
1. A multi-pack sanitary napkin container for providing a plurality of differently sized sanitary napkins employed during different periods of a user menstrual cycle, said sanitary napkin container comprising: a flexible outer container formed from disposable material; first, second, third, and fourth pluralities of disposable sanitary napkins vertically stacked within an interior portion of said container; and means for securing said container about said first, second, third, and fourth pluralities of sanitary napkins after said first, second, third, and fourth pluralities of sanitary napkins are vertically stacked within said interior portion of said container; wherein said container comprises: a generally rectangular and planar base having top, bottom, left, and right sides respectively; first and second coextensively shaped wings monolithically formed with said left and right sides respectively of said base, each of said first and second wings extending outwardly and away from said base member; and first and second coextensively shaped walls having bottom edges directly attached to said top and bottom sides of said base respectively, each of said first and second walls having a top edge extending outwardly and away from said base, said top edges having a lateral width that is less than a lateral width of said bottom edges, each of said first and second walls having opposed arcuately shaped outer edges spanning between laterally opposed ends of said top and bottom edges respectively, said top and bottom edges of said first and second walls being oriented parallel to each other; wherein said container further comprises: first, second, third, and fourth coextensively shaped flaps having an inner edge monolithically formed with associated ones of said outer edges of said first and second walls respectively, each of said first, second, third, and fourth flaps having an outer edge extending outwardly and away from said outer edges of said first and second walls respectively, said first and second flaps respectively having a notch formed in said outer edges thereof, said second flap further having an opening formed therein, said third flap having a tongue monolithically formed in said outer edge thereof and extending outwardly and away from said outer edge; and a tab provided with top and bottom and left and right edges respectively, said bottom edge being directly attached to said top edge of said first wall, said top edge of said tab extending outwardly and away from said top edge of said first wall, said tab having a lateral width that is equal to said lateral width of said top edge of said first wall, said top edge of said tab and said top edge of said first wall being respectively registered parallel to each other.