| 摘要 |
Releasable cover arrangements for absorbent articles such as sanitary napkins, panty liners, adult incontinence devices, and the like are disclosed. In a first embodiment, the absorbent article is a sanitary napkin that has a particular type of side wrapping elements extending outward from the main body portion of the sanitary napkin for folding or wrapping the sides of the wearer's undergarments. The main body portion has a first end region, a second end region, and a central region disposed between the first and second end regions. The first and second end regions preferably comprise lobes that project laterally outward along each longitudinal edge of the main body portion. In the first embodiment, the lobes of the sanitary napkin are folded inward over the topsheet to expose adhesive patches on the lobes and the side wrapping elements. The exposed adhesive patches are covered with a sheet of release paper. The fastener on the garment facing side of the sanitary napkin is placed on a releasable wrapper, and the sanitary napkin and releasable wrapper are folded about a pair of transverse axes to form an individual package for the sanitary napkin. In another embodiment that is suitable for use with absorbent articles regardless of their configuration, the adhesive fasteners on the garment facing side of the main body portion can be covered with multiple release papers for ease of removal. These multiple release papers can comprise separate pieces of release paper, or they can comprise an individual release paper that is perforated so that it can be separated into more than one piece for removal. |
