Patent ID: 8491553
Filing Date: 2013-07-23
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An individually wrapped absorbent article comprising an absorbent article and a wrapping sheet, said absorbent article having a shape being relatively long in a longitudinal direction having a liquid-pervious top-sheet, a liquid-impervious back-sheet and a liquid-retentive absorbent core and said wrapping sheet having a shape being also relatively long in the longitudinal direction arranged to cover said back-sheet of said absorbent article so as to be folded back in the longitudinal direction of said absorbent article by a predetermined fold length dimension with said top-sheet inside, wherein said individually wrapped absorbent article is folded back onto said top-sheet so that one end in the longitudinal direction lies inside and the other end lies outside and fixed in the folded shape; said other end of said wrapping sheet is provided with a tape fastener attached thereto to fix said individually wrapped absorbent article in the folded back shape, said wrapping sheet comprising a first display region having a predetermined length dimension as measured from said one end of said wrapping sheet in the longitudinal direction, wherein the predetermined length dimension of said first display region is smaller than said predetermined fold length dimension of said wrapping sheet; said wrapping sheet is provided with a second display region having a predetermined length dimension as measured from said other end; said wrapping sheet in said second display region has no transparency, and said wrapping sheet except said second display region is transparent or translucent; and said second display region has said length dimension larger than that of said first display region, wherein said wrapping sheet is folded such that said second display region of said wrapping sheet covers said first display region of said wrapping sheet.