Patent ID: 6669676
Filing Date: 2003-12-30
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A hygiene article and an individual wrapping comprising:an individual wrapping defining a longitudinal section formed of one of a flattened tubular roll and first and second strips of flat material joined along longitudinal side edges, the longitudinal section having a longitudinal axis; the wrapping including a first outer side and an opposed first inner side, and a second outer side and an opposed inner side, the first inner side and the second inner side facing each other to form an interior cavity for the hygiene article after use; the longitudinally section having one end is closed in a fluid-tight-manner and one of an open and openable opposite end, a hygiene article disposed on the second outer side of the longitudinal section; at least two folds formed in the longitudinal section and the hygiene article at two transverse axes substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the longitudinal section allowing end portions of the longitudinal section and the hygiene article to be folded over; and longitudinal margins of the folded end portions of the longitudinal section separably attached to each other.