Patent ID: 8403903

Claim:
An article, having a longitudinal length, a width and a thickness, the article comprising: a fresh personal care product in a substantially unsoiled condition; and a pouch which operatively encloses the fresh product; the pouch including a front panel; a back panel which is operatively connected to the front panel; a first gusset member which is operatively interconnected between a first end edge portion of the front panel and a first end edge portion of the back panel, the first gusset member having at least one longitudinal fold-line therein; a second gusset member which is operatively interconnected between a second end edge portion of the front panel and a second end edge portion of the back panel, the second gusset member having at least one longitudinal fold-line therein; a pouch closure mechanism which operatively holds the pouch in a closed configuration which encloses the fresh product; and a pouch opening mechanism; wherein the pouch closure mechanism includes a first attachment between a first side-portion of the front panel and a first side-portion of the back panel; a second attachment between a second side-portion of the front panel and a second side-portion of the back panel; the pouch opening mechanism includes a frangible line of weakness positioned along the first attachment; the first gusset member and second gusset member are each operatively held in a substantially unexpanded, folded, closed position when the fresh product is enclosed in the pouch; the first gusset member and second gusset member are each movable to an open position after a removal of the product from the pouch; the open positions of the first gusset member and second gusset member are configured to provide an expanded disposal volume which can operatively contain the product when the product is in a used and soiled condition.