| 摘要 |
An improved fold and wrap package providing containment of a catamenial pad prior to its use and for conveniently disposing of a soiled catamenial pad. The fold and wrap package comprises a wrapper comprising a single strip of material having a flap panel, a central panel, and an end panel; and preferably a tape tab for securing the wrapper in a disposal configuration to provide convenient disposal of a soiled catamenial pad wrapped in the wrapper. The fold and wrap package is initially configured to have a pouch and a flap. The pouch is formed by folding the end panel back upon the central panel and frangibly bonding the end panel to the central panel at the longitudinal edges so that the end panel may be easily peeled away from the central panel to provide convenient disposal of a soiled catamenial pad. The pouch is designed so that an unused catamenial pad may be disposed within the pouch with the flap being positioned over the mouth of the pouch and frangibly bonded to the pouch to securely close the pouch prior to use. The fold and wrap package is used by peeling the tape tab from the pouch, peeling the flap away from the pouch by breaking the frangible bonds between the flap and the pouch, removing the unused catamenial pad from the pouch, peeling the end panel from the central panel to open the pouch such that the fold and wrap package is a flat wrapper (these previous two steps may also be done in reverse order), securing a soiled catamenial pad to the wrapper, disposing the wrapper and the soiled catamenial pad into a disposal configuration, and securing the wrapper and the soiled catamenial pad in its disposal configuration by securing the tape tab to another portion of the wrapper. |
