DE10055901A1 - Sanitary napkins, panty liners or the like which can be produced more cost-effectively and their cost-effective and less expensive outer packaging and arrangement in this packaging - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to sanitary napkins, panty liners or the like as well as their arrangement in a folding box or box as well as this folding box or box. DOLLAR A The invention has for its object to dispense with the protective strips in the sanitary napkins, panty liners or the like and to change the packaging process so that the folding box or box size up to 30% smaller volumes for the same amount of sanitary napkins, panty liners or can have the same and their cuts and material consumption can be reduced by up to 25%. DOLLAR A These objects are achieved according to the invention in that the individual sanitary napkins, panty liners or the like are bent at least once, transversely or parallel to their longitudinal axes and with their side having the adhesive points. DOLLAR A Before that, according to the invention, a glue-repellent layer between the adhesive strips between the adhesive strips directly on z. B. a panty liner can be appropriately attached, in which at least one single-layer or multilayer, glue-repellent point is attached to a side of the sanitary napkins, panty liners or the like applied to the body. DOLLAR A On the one hand, the present invention creates a further arrangement of sanitary napkins, panty liners or the like which is more economical in terms of material and materials, which are both bent for minimizing the packaging and for protecting the adhesive surfaces, and on the other hand thereby creating a new ...

Description

The invention relates to sanitary napkins, panty liners or the like as well their arrangement in a folding box or box, as well as this folding box or Box according to the preambles of claims 1 and 9

Sanitary towels, panty liners or the like are known to have an absorbent body, mostly made of pulp, possibly with the addition of swelling agents is. The absorbent body is usually surrounded by a nonwoven cover on the underside, that is, the side facing away from the body during use, closed, for example is glued with the help of a hot melt adhesive thread. To prevent large Liquids flow through the liquid, making it impermeable to liquids casual film either between an absorbent and nonwoven cover or on the Body arranged side facing away.

To prevent such bandages, panty liners or the like from slipping in your underwear to fix, are known to be on the underside facing away from the body Bandage, panty liner or similar adhesive strips or glue points are provided.

These adhesive strips or adhesive points can be attached directly to e.g. B. the nonwoven cover or on a liquid-impermeable film expediently attached to a bandage are covered with an easily removable protective strip when not in use are.

Such sanitary napkins, panty liners or the like are for example in German Auslegeschrift 21 23 515 or in the German Offenlegungsschrift 31 28 216 or 196 44 887. The adhesive strips can be arranged in any way, for example parallel to the longitudinal direction, transverse to the longitudinal direction or also diagonally to it  Another partial or full coverage of the corresponding area with the adhesive can be accepted.

Such bandages, panty liners or the like have been well established in practice since they are easy to attach in an underwear and allow z. B. on one Waist belt, which was otherwise required to attach sanitary napkins. Nevertheless, the bandages known from the prior art are complex and also packaged in an environmentally friendly way, which on the one hand the price of such bandages and on the other hand pollution increases unnecessarily. Even those from the state of the art known problem of reclosing an outer packaging after each slip layer Removal has been significantly improved. Also the one from the disclosure 196 44 887 Known arrangement of the panty liners can be significantly improved, so that the packaging volume, with unchanged number and size of the sanitary napkins, briefs deposits or the like, can be reduced up to 30%, with a re-introduction every second sanitary napkin or panty liner in the folding box or box can be dispensed with can. Fail-safe removal of the individual sanitary napkins, panty liners or the same from a folding box distinguishes this invention from the prior art.

The invention is therefore based on the object of eliminating all of the disadvantages mentioned above and to do without the protective strips for sanitary napkins, panty liners or the like ten, and to change the packaging process so that the folding box or box size up 30% smaller volume for the same amount of sanitary napkins, panty liners or the same and their cuts and material consumption can be reduced by up to 25% that can.

The size, shape and manufacturing process used in the prior art well-known panty liners, sanitary napkins or the like including the adhesive Attachment remains unchanged. A major advantage of this invention is also one outer packaging according to the invention such. B. folding box, which already at the appropriate Parking on the base, is automatically closed enough and thus the Protects content from dirt. Thus, the environmental friendliness of the o. E. Operations and the User friendliness can be improved accordingly, while reducing it transport costs by up to 30% and a reduction in packaging material up to 25% or the cover strip by up to 50%.  

According to the invention, these objects are achieved in that the individual sanitary napkins, Panty liners or the like, transverse or parallel to their longitudinal axes and with their die Adhesive points on the side facing each other, are kinked at least once.

Before that, according to the invention, a glue-repellent layer must be between the adhesive strips between the adhesive strips directly on z. B. a panty liner can be appropriately attached in the side of the sanitary napkins, pantiliners or the like on a side facing away from the body Chen at least one or more layers, glue-repellent point is attached. According to the invention, at least two glue points, advantageously in the area of their attached at both ends, but in such a way that after they bend along the intended Crease line, or in the designated area, must glue the one side partly with the glue-repellent cover points of the other side part and / or vice versa, correspond, with the cover points, to the shape and size of the glue points to adapt and at least as large as the adhesive points corresponding to them each must be, and thus must have a releasable connection with each other.

This can be done according to the invention, for. B. a kink, particularly in the middle of the Bandage is recommended. It is important that with a kinked sanitary napkin, Panty liner or the like, the glue points never meet and thus the bandage make it unusable by not being able to open and stretch it.

According to the invention, however, there must be low adhesion of the glue points to those who are absent from glue Provided to automatically open a folded panty liner, etc. Prevent what is a very important feature of this invention

By pulling the two ends of a sanitary napkin, panty liner or the like, this is opened and stretched and the adhesive surfaces made accessible.

By means of the present invention, on the one hand, a further more economical and material-friendly Arrangement of sanitary napkins, panty liners or the like created, both for Minimization of the packaging as well as to protect the adhesive surfaces are each kinked and on the other hand, the formation of a new volume-reduced packaging unit with a fail-safe removal from an outer packaging and a self-acting Lock this, already when you turn it off.  

These advantages are achieved according to the invention in that each individual sanitary napkin, Panty liner or the like, at least once and especially in the middle, across its longitudinal axis or along its longitudinal axis and is bent by 180 ° until the Glue points on the glue-repellent areas of the same sanitary napkin, panty liner or the like meet.

Another inventive solution to this problem is a novel folding box or Box in which, as described above, folded or folded once or twice Sanitary towels, panty liners or the like, in a predetermined number, one after the other lined up or stacked, under a preload and with at least one buckling or Fold position positioned in the direction of the removal opening, is feasible. The leader The full sanitary box or box enables the sanitary napkins, panty liners or the same up to 30% cheaper to pack, in which the air from which as well is pushed out of the packaging. The folded sanitary napkins can be removed the preload is gradually increased, but this is also another easy removal given the maintenance of a predetermined working position of the folding box, because the Panty liners continue to slide down under their own weight, and there the removal opening is arranged according to the invention at the lowest point of a folding box or box.

Fail-safe and user-friendly removal opening according to the invention, and the automatic closing mechanism of a folding box according to the invention, the already under their own weight, the folding box and / or the panty liners, when they are put away is adequately sealed to the base and the individual removal of the minimum once kinked panty liners or the like, but secured against failure is a very important part of this invention.

The effects of the properties according to the invention lead to a saving of

• - up to 50% of the protective strip material;
• - up to 30% of the transport volume and.
• - up to 25% of the packaging material.

The formation of a stack of sanitary towels or the like can only be done under such a preload that the folding box or box by the clamping force is not damaged. The fail-safe and specifically attached according to the invention Removal opening is designed so that the contacting with their absorption surfaces  individual sanitary napkins, panty liners or the like, each of which can be removed individually, regardless of whether they are still under tension or already under their own Weight slide down until you can reach it from the opening are removable.

Originally designed and closed folding box or box has only in the bottom area a removal opening which can be reclosed by means of a sealing corner from which the individual Panty liners or the like can be removed individually by first below, in the direction of the removal opening, and then out of the folding box be brought out. Such a folding box or box can, according to the invention, consist of one one-piece blank or made of multi-piece blanks.

This important process according to the invention also applies to the execution of the panty liners which is wider at one end than the removal opening in the folding box. In In this case, the wider end is briefly deformed during removal, however, without negatively affecting its adhesion to the underwear.

This invention also includes folding box designs with various others Base cross sections, each of the base shape of the panty liners, ladies bind, etc. are adapted and have the advantages mentioned above.

The folding box or box size must match the size of the folded sanitary napkins, Panty liners or the like can be adjusted so that their unimpeded shift in Direction of the removal opening, at a vertically or at an angle Folding box, after removing a previous sanitary napkin, always and without Preload is guaranteed.

Before using a sanitary napkin, panty liner or the like, the adhesive surface must be be made accessible by pulling the bandage, taken at its tips, apart and is straightened. During this process, the connection between glue points and glue repellent areas solved.

The invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings, however not restricted by this.  

The drawings show:

Figure 1 is a panty liner according to the invention on which the adhesive and glue repellent points are arranged transversely to their longitudinal axis.

An empty open cardboard box is provided as an outer packaging for, also optionally under pressure, kinked pantiliners Fig. 2;

. A well-known from the Figure 2 folding box (13) is provided in the closed condition as for the outer package, also optionally pressurized, folded panty liners, sanitary napkins, etc. FIG. 3;

Fig. 1 shows an extended panty liner ( 1 ) whose side facing away from the body alternately shows adhesive points ( 2 ) and glue-repellent layer ( 20 ), these being applied directly to a panty liner ( 1 ), and in particular the glue-repellent layer ( 20 ) can consist of several applications, layers or layers

Fig. 2 shows an example of an empty, opened folding box ( 13 ) which has a prism-shaped base (23) and which are used as outer packaging for pressure-free or stacked panty liners ( 1 ) or for the panty liners ( 1 ) arranged at the beginning under pretension The removal opening ( 11 ), which is cut out of two cutouts, which are arranged at an angle of 90 ° to one another and lie in two planes. Furthermore, the movably arranged sealing corner ( 21 ) is visible in the open state, which is already visible when the folding box ( 13 ) is put down. with the base ( 23 ) on a shelf ( 18 ) - arrow direction - can be automatically shifted to a cover position.

FIG. 3 shows a folding box known from FIG. 2 in the closed state, in which the closing corner ( 21 ) lies directly against the folding box ( 13 )

Claims (14)

1. sanitary napkins, panty liners or the like, each consisting of at least one absorbent body, which has at least one arbitrarily arranged adhesive point for adhesion in the underwear on its underside facing away from the body, the adhesive point being releasably covered with a glue-repellent, removable protective strip, and that only a partial area Adhesive point ( 2 ) is covered with the protective strip ( 3 ) which is glue-repellent on both sides and which covers the adjacent, remaining free adhesive point (s) ( 19 ) of the same sanitary napkin, panty liner ( 1 ) or the like in the folded state of the sanitary napkin, Panty liner ( 1 ) or the like completely covers, characterized in that, on the underside of a sanitary napkin facing away from the body, panty liner ( 1 ) or the like, irrespective of procurement of its underside, at least the same number of glue-repellent covering points ( 20 ) as the number of adhesive points ( 2 ) is present, this between The glue points ( 2 ) and directly on the sanitary napkin, slip rings ( 1 ) are applied and can consist of one or more layers. 2. sanitary napkins, panty liners or the like according to claim 1, characterized in that the application of the glue-repellent cover ( 20 ) takes place before the application of the adhesive points ( 2 ). 3. sanitary napkins, panty liners or the like according to claim 1, characterized in that the application of the glue-repellent cover ( 20 ) takes place after application of the adhesive points ( 2 ). 4. sanitary napkins, panty liners or the like according to claim 1, characterized in that the application of the glue-repellent cover points ( 20 ) takes place simultaneously with the application of the adhesive points ( 2 ). 5. sanitary napkins, panty liners or the like according to claim 1 to 4, characterized in that the glue-repellent cover ( 20 ) by means of z. B. a silicone layer, a paraffin layer, a wax layer or the like are coated, the connection between such a layer and a sanitary napkin, panty liner ( 1 ) or the like must be stronger than between this layer and an adhesive point ( 2 ). 6. sanitary napkins, panty liners or the like, according to claim 1 to 5, characterized in that the contact surface between an adhesive point ( 2 ) and a cover ( 20 ) is such that after opening and stretching the sanitary napkin, panty liner ( 1 ) or such an adequate adhesion of the glue point ( 2 ) in / on an underwear is guaranteed. 7. sanitary napkins, panty liners or the like, according to claim 1 to 6, characterized in that the glue-repellent cover (s) ( 20 ) is / are at least as large as the corresponding and covering them adhesive site (s) ( 2 ). 8. sanitary napkins, panty liners or the like, according to claim 1 to 7, characterized in that one and the same sanitary napkin, panty liner ( 1 ) or the like, the same or differently designed adhesive sites ( 2 ), on the shape of which a larger shape corresponding to them Cover points ( 20 ) is to be adjusted so that appropriate protection of these, in the folded state, even with not very precisely folded sanitary napkins, panty liners ( 1 ) or the like, is always given and in its open state the necessary liability in underwear or the like is guaranteed. 9. sanitary napkins, panty liners or the like, according to claim 1 to 8, characterized in that there is little liability between the adhesive points ( 2 ) and the glue-repellent cover points ( 20 ) of the folded panty liners ( 1 ). 10. outer packaging, such as folding box, box, etc., which serves to protect, store and remove sanitary napkins, panty liners or the like, according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the outer packaging ( 13 ) has a removal opening ( 11 ) in its bottom region has which is arranged reclosable by means of a movably attached locking corner ( 21 ). 11. outer packaging, such as folding box, box, etc., which serves to protect, store and remove sanitary napkins, panty liners or the like, according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the outer packaging ( 13 ) together with the sealing corner ( 21 ) from a one-piece Blank ( 22 ) is obtained. 12. outer packaging, such as folding box, box, etc., which serves to protect, store and remove sanitary napkins, panty liners or the like, according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the outer packaging ( 13 ) is obtained from several separate blanks. 13. outer packaging, such as folding box, box, etc., which serves to protect, store and remove sanitary napkins, panty liners or the like, according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the sealing corner ( 21 ) on an outer packaging ( 13 ) already their appropriate parking with the base ( 23 ) on a shelf ( 18 ), the closing corner ( 21 ) approaches the removal opening ( 11 ) and protects them adequately from dirt and other external influences. 14. outer packaging, such as folding box, box, etc., which serves to protect, store and remove sanitary napkins, panty liners or the like, according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the base area ( 23 ) of an outer packaging ( 13 ) is also another can have a rectangular shape, e.g. B. a trapezoidal, which is adapted to the outline of a folded panty liner ..