Special receptacle or package – For folded sheetlike article
Reexamination Certificate
2006-06-13
2006-06-13
Gehman, Bryon P. (Department: 3728)
Special receptacle or package
For folded sheetlike article
C206S499000, C206S526000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07059474
ABSTRACT:
A novel packaging article and method are disclosed for an array of flexible, absorbent articles compressed or uncompressed, having an article front face, an 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 a 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.
Gehman Bryon P.
Kimberly--Clark Worldwide, Inc.
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