Patent ID: 8302844

Claim:
A package, comprising: a reusable wrapper comprising wrapper material, a length, a top, a bottom, a top seal at the top, an end seal at the bottom, a third seal extending along the length, an outer surface having a circumferential periphery that is oriented substantially orthogonal to the length, a longitudinal axis, and one or more predetermined lines of weakness extending along the circumferential periphery around the reusable wrapper but to an extent that is less than about 95% of the circumferential periphery of the outer surface of the wrapper; and an article for feminine hygiene enclosed in the wrapper, wherein a portion of the one or more predetermined lines of weakness intersect with the third seal, wherein the article comprises an applicator tampon, wherein the article can be released by breaking the one or more lines of weakness to form an opening, wherein less than about 50% of the article is located above the opening when the article is disposed in the wrapper at a position most proximal to the bottom of the wrapper; wherein the wrapper remains in one piece after the one or more lines of weakness are broken; and wherein the reusable wrapper is adapted to receive through the opening at least a portion of the article after use of the article through the opening to re-enclose the portion of the article in the wrapper.