Package making – Methods – With contents treating
Reexamination Certificate
2006-12-19
2006-12-19
Gerrity, Stephen F. (Department: 3721)
Package making
Methods
With contents treating
C053S438000, C053S446000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07150137
ABSTRACT:
A novel packaging article and method are disclosed for an array of flexible, absorbent articles compressed or uncompressed, having an article front face, and article back face, an article top face, an article bottom face, and a pair of article side faces. An upper article section and a lower article section have mutually different calipers. The flexible, absorbent articles are placed in a configuration array such that article front faces contact article front faces or such that article back faces contact back faces of adjacent absorbent articles. The package provides an array having preferred size and requires less compressibility force. A flexible outer casing does not require compressing wrapping to maintain the array as previously required in conventional packaging arrays having flexible outer casing. The packaging article and method are particularly suited for providing preferred advantages to the packaging and commercial distribution of disposable diapers.
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Dority & Manning P A
Gerrity Stephen F.
Kimberly--Clark Worldwide, Inc.
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