Patent ID: 6186993
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A wrapping construction of an absorbent article comprising:an absorbent article including a body;a pair of left and right wing portions disposed on opposing left and right lateral sides of said body, said body being provided with an adhesive portion on a side of a surface thereof not contacting skin, each of said wing portions being provided with an adhesive portion on said side of said body not contacting skin;a wrapping material for individually wrapping said absorbent article, said wrapping material includes a planar sheet with an inner surface and an outer surface, said inner surface and outer surface define respective planar sides of said wrapping material which are relatively opposite to one another, said inner surface includes a first peeling treatment layer having a first area, said outer surface includes a second peeling treatment layer having a second area, said second area being located opposite a location of a rear end portion of said body when said absorbent article and said wrapping material are oriented in a flattened, unfolded state, said first area is substantially greater than said second area, said wing portions being folded towards a skin contacting surface side of said body, said adhesive portion of said body being in contact with and peelably adhered to said inner surface and said first peeling treatment layer, said wrapping material extending at opposing left and right side edge portions of opposing side edges of said body; anda front end edge of said wrapping material extending outwardly of a front end edge of said body, said absorbent article and said wrapping material being folded by gradually folding from an edge of rear end sides thereof with said skin contacting surface sides facing inwardly; said outer surface of said wrapping material with said second area contacts and is peelably adhered to said wing adhesive portions when said absorbent article and said wrapping material are in a folded condition, whereby separate peelable papers protecting said adhesive portions of said wing portions are eliminated which in turn substantially increases manufacturing efficiency while said wrapping material compactly wraps said absorbent article.