Patent ID: 7413079
Filing Date: 2008-08-19
Classification: A61F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A packing wrap for enclosing an individual absorbent article, the packing wrap comprising: a first material piece arranged over a first surface of the absorbent article and a second material piece arranged over a second surface of the absorbent article, an opening location having a longitudinal extent on at least one of the first material piece and the second material piece, wherein the opening location is weakened such that it will tear prior to adjacent areas on the respective material piece, the first material piece and second material piece are interconnected to each other along an entire outer periphery of the packing wrap, a central region positioned within the outer periphery and located on one of the first material sheet or the second material sheet, and a tactile region, located in the central region and spaced from the outer periphery, capable of tactile detection of the position of the opening location on the packing wrap, the tactile region arranged at the opening location, and the tactile region has a longitudinal extent and is arranged essentially parallel to the longitudinal extent of the opening location, wherein the tactile region constitutes a surface area, and the surface area has a different texture than adjacent surfaces and wherein the tactile region extends along more than 30% of the length of the opening location, and wherein the first material piece and the second material piece continuously extend along the outer periphery after tearing of the opening location.