Patent ID: 7427277

Claim:
A personal care article having a longitudinal-direction; a relatively shorter lateral cross-direction, a first end-section; a second end-section; and an intermediate-section which is interposed between said first end-section and said second end-section; said article comprising: a liquid permeable topsheet layer; and a backsheet layer operatively connected to the topsheet layer; wherein the article has been folded about a first, laterally extending supplemental-fold-region; the first supplemental-fold-region has been located proximally adjacent a first portion of the article intermediate-section; the first supplemental-fold-region has been operatively arrange to provide a folded-over first end-section, at least a portion of which is in facing relation with the intermediate-section of the article, and is positioned at least proximally adjacent the article intermediate-section; the article has been folded about a second, laterally extending supplemental-fold-region; the second supplemental-fold-region has been located proximally adjacent a second portion of the intermediate-section of the article; the second supplemental-fold-region has been operatively arranged to provide a folded-over second end-section, at least a portion of which is in facing relation with the intermediate-section of the article, and is positioned at least proximally adjacent the article intermediate-section; a preliminary-folded article has been provided after the article has been folded about both the first supplemental-fold-region, and the second supplemental-fold-region; the preliminary-folded article has been operatively enclosed in a wrap member; the preliminary-folded article and wrap member have been folded along a composite-fold-region of both the preliminary-folded article and wrap member, thereby providing a composite-folded, wrapped-article; and the wrap member has included a wrap retainer mechanism which has been configured to operatively hold the composite-folded, article and composite-folded wrap member in their composite-folded condition; wherein the article has been folded about a first, laterally extending supplemental-fold-line positioned proximally adjacent a first portion of the intermediate-section of the article to provide the first supplemental-fold-region; the article has been folded about a second, laterally extending supplemental-fold-line positioned proximally adjacent a second portion of the intermediate-section of the article to provide the second supplemental-fold-region; and the preliminary-folded article and wrap member have been folded along a third, laterally extending, composite fold-line, which is proximate a laterally-extending centerline of the article.