Patent ID: 8378165
Filing Date: 2013-02-19
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An array of feminine hygiene articles for placement in an undergarment having a crotch portion bounded on opposite sides by portions of curved leg openings, said array comprising a plurality of feminine hygiene articles, wherein each said feminine hygiene article comprises a longitudinal centerline and a transverse centerline perpendicular to said longitudinal centerline, and wherein said feminine hygiene article is asymmetrically-shaped about said transverse centerline, each said feminine hygiene article of said array having a body-facing surface, a first end region and a second end region, said array of feminine hygiene articles comprising at least first and second said feminine hygiene articles differing in at least one functional characteristic, said first and second feminine hygiene articles each comprising a functional enhancement indicator visible from said body-facing surface, wherein each said functional enhancement indicator comprises visually-perceptible colors, said visually-perceptible colors being more intense in proportion to an increased distance measured from said transverse centerline longitudinally toward said first end region, said functional enhancement indicator of said first and second feminine hygiene articles being visibly different to distinguish said first feminine hygiene article from said second feminine hygiene article, wherein each said functional enhancement indicator is nearer said first end than said second end, and wherein each of said feminine hygiene articles has an outer periphery and each is identical in shape about said periphery.