INDIVIDUALLY PACKAGED ABSORBENT ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME

摘要

PURPOSE: An individually packaged absorbent article is provided to prevent pollution and impairment of the absorbent article before use and to facilitate separation from a wrapper. CONSTITUTION: An individually packaged absorbent article and comprises an absorbent pad(10) having side tabs(11) and a wrapper(17) having a central release strip(18) which may be parallel or perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the wrapper(17). On either side of the central release strip(18) are tab release members(19), the tab release members(19) and the central release strip(18) being permanently attached to the wrapper(17). The wrapper(17) and the absorbent pad(10) are folded as a unit about at least two lateral spaced-apart fold axes.