Appeal No. 2005-1242 Page 2
Application No. 09/242,014
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to disposable absorbent articles such as
sanitary napkins, pantiliners and incontinence pads that have side wrapping elements,
also called wings on each longitudinal side edge of the article for protection of the side
edges of the wearer's undergarment. The side wrapping elements are joined to the
absorbent article such that they are predisposed towards their in-use-position, with the
outermost edge of the side wrapping elements towards the longitudinal center line of the
article. In this configuration the side wrapping elements can be unfolded by pulling the
outermost edge of each side wrapping element in a transverse direction and applying
the unfolded article to the crotch position of the wearers undergarment (specification, p.
1). Claim 1 reads as follows:
Disposable absorbent article (20) for wear in an undergarment,
comprising: a longitudinal axis (L) and a transverse axis (T), said disposable
absorbent article comprising a main body portion (21) having longitudinal side
edges (23) substantially extending parallel to said longitudinal axis (L) and having
transverse side edges (22) substantially extending parallel to said transverse axis
(T), said main body portion (21) further having a wearer facing surface and a
garment facing surface, and said disposable absorbent article comprising side
wrapping elements that are integral with said main body portion (21) said
wrapping elements being folded along fold lines and attached to said garment
facing side of said main body portion such that said side wrapping elements are
pre-positioned in an in-use-position prior to the use of the disposable absorbent
article.
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