Patent ID: 6601706
Filing Date: 2003-08-05
Classification: A61F,B65D

Abstract:
A package comprising a plurality of absorbent articles, each having a width, and reclosable packaging including:a flexible pocket having a hollow interior sized and shared for receiving said plurality of absorbent articles; an opening extending into the hollow interior of the pocket sized and shared for permitting at least one of said plurality of to be withdrawn from the hollow interior of the pocket through the opening, the opening having a width at least equal to the width of one of said absorbent articles; and a flap having a flexible hinge at a proximal end attached to the pocket adjacent the opening, said flap having a distal end opposite the proximal end, said flap 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an open position in which the opening is generally unobstructed by said flap to permit said at least one article to be withdrawn through the opening and a closed position in which the flap covers the opening and an exterior area of the pocket to retain said plurality of articles in the pocket and to prevent said at least one article from passing through the opening, the flap and pocket substantially enclosing and covering the absorbent articles in the closed position of the flap, wherein said flap has a proximal width at said proximal end and a distal width at said distal end shorter than said proximal width thereby defining a tapered portion between the proximal end and the distal end and wherein said hinge has a width substantially equal to a width of the opening and a length sized to substantially cover said opening such that said tapered portion is spaced from said opening by said flexible hinge, wherein the tapered portion is spaced from the opening by a distance of between about 1.5 millimeters and about 4.5 millimeters.