Patent ID: 7908824
Filing Date: 2011-03-22
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A method for manufacturing an individual package of an absorbent article, wherein said absorbent article is wrapped by a package sheet formed from a non-woven fabric of thermoplastic fibers and has mutually opposing side edge portions and mutually opposing end edges, one end edge being overlapped over the other end edge by placing said one end edge of said package sheet outside for forming an overlapping portion, and said package sheet is releasably sealed along said side edge portions, wherein a base end of a tape is fixed on the surface of said package sheet located outside in said overlapping portion to form a fixed region, wherein a free end of said tape extends across said one end edge and is releasable adhered on the outer surface of said package sheet adjacent said one end edge, and wherein said package sheet has a surface for fixedly receiving said base end of said tape, the method comprising the steps of smoothing said surface for fixedly receiving said base end of said tape in said fixed region by heating and pressurizing one or more of the thermoplastic fibers to form a film, forming a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on a lower surface of said tape along at least said base end and said free end of said tape, and bonding said side edge portions of said package sheet in a plurality of layers with each other, wherein said surface smoothed by said smoothing step includes at least said fixed region and is formed at said one end edge of the package sheet within the overlapping portion, and wherein said surface smoothed by said smoothing step is located at a position away from the bonded portion of said package sheet.