Patent ID: 6015045
Filing Date: 2000-01-18
Classification: A61F,Y10S

Abstract:
A package for containing hygienic articles to be dispensed therefrom, said package comprising:a container body for holding said hygienic articles, said container body having at least one wall with an opening therethrough, said opening being cut from said wall and having a first predetermined open area exposing a first exposed area of said hygienic articles;a retaining band juxtaposed with said opening and joined to said wall, said retaining band covering a portion of said first exposed area, thereby decreasing said first exposed area to form an aperture through which said hygienic articles are dispensed, said aperture having a second predetermined open area smaller than said first predetermined open area;a cover flap hingedly connected to said container body, said cover flap being articulable between a first open position whereby said hygienic articles can be dispensed and a second closed position whereby said hygienic articles are not exposed outside said package, whereby in said closed position said cover flap covers substantially all of said aperture; anda fastening means to fasten said cover flap in said closed position.