Granted Patent B2

US 12,611,343 · App. 18/437,286 · Granted Apr 28, 2026

Inventors: Michael Remus (Heidelberg, DE); Silke Basendowski (Hofheim am Taunus, DE)

Assignee: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY

A61F13/5511A61F13/55145

Abstract

Claims (28)

1 . A package for absorbent articles comprising:

a package material comprising natural fibers;

wherein the package material forms a bag having a first side edge, a second side edge opposite the first side edge, a first top edge, a second top edge, and a bottom edge opposite the top edge in a flat laid-out state; the first side edge and the second side edge are substantially parallel, the top edge and the bottom edge are substantially parallel, and the first side edge and the second side edge are substantially rectangular to the top edge and the bottom edge in a flat laid-out state;

wherein the bag with one or more absorbent articles disposed therein forms the package;

wherein the package is sealed along a seal line such that the one or more absorbent articles are enclosed within an interior compartment of the bag;

wherein the seal line on a front surface of the bag is substantially parallel to the bottom edge of the bag in a flat laid-out state;

wherein the bag comprises a length L S , wherein the length L S is the distance between the seal line and the top edge along a direction parallel to the first side edge of the bag in a flat laid-out state;

wherein L S is equal to or larger than 65 mm;

wherein the seal line is located substantially equidistant between the first top edge and the second top edge;

wherein the package material comprises less than about 5 percent, by weight of the package material, of inks, dyes, adhesives, and/or coatings;

wherein the package material comprises a total rejection percentage of from about 0.5 percent to about 40 percent; and

wherein the package does not comprise wicket-holes.

2 . The package of claim 1 , wherein the package material forms the package forming a front panel, a back panel opposite the front panel, a first side panel, a second side panel opposite the first side panel, a top panel, and a bottom panel opposite the top panel, wherein the panels define an interior compartment of the package, and wherein one or more absorbent articles are disposed in the interior compartment.

3 . The package of claim 2 , wherein at least a portion of the seal line formed by the first side panel and the second side panel comprises a V-shape.

4 . The package of claim 2 , wherein the top panel comprises closing gussets.

5 . The package of claim 1 , wherein the package material comprises at least 50 percent by weight natural fibers.

6 . The package of claim 1 , wherein the bag comprises a length L P , wherein the length L P is the distance between the bottom edge and the seal line along a direction parallel to the first side edge of the bag in a flat laid-out state; and wherein L S is from about 0.50 to about 1.00 times L P .

7 . The package of claim 1 , wherein the length L S is from about 65 mm to about 110 mm.

8 . The package of claim 2 , wherein all of the panels of the package comprise a unitary piece of package material.

9 . The package of claim 1 , wherein the package material has a Basis Weight between about 50 gsm and about 120 gsm, according to the Basis Weight Test Method.

10 . The package of claim 1 , wherein the package material has a MD Tensile Strength of at least 5.0 kN/m, according to the Strength Tensile Test Method.

11 . The package of claim 1 , wherein the bag formed by the package material has a front surface and a back surface which are formed from a continuous package material web and are heat-sealed to one another along the first side edge and the second side edge.

12 . The package of claim 1 , wherein the package material is recyclable, and wherein the package material exhibits a recyclable percentage of at least 70 percent, as determined by PTS-RH: 021/97 (Draft October 2019) method.

13 . The package of claim 1 , wherein the package is formed from a single ply of the package material.

14 . The package of claim 1 , wherein the package material is free of a barrier layer.

15 . The package of claim 1 , wherein the package material comprises a barrier layer.

16 . The package of claim 15 , wherein the barrier layer comprises polyethylene.

17 . The package of claim 15 , wherein the barrier layer forms less than 50 percent by weight of the package material.

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