Absorbent Article Packages With Natural Fibers and Opening Features

Michael Remus, Heidelberg, Germany; Naomi Ruth Nelson, Cincinnati, OH; Lee Mathew Arent, Fairfield, OH; Edward Daniel Theiss, III, Union Township, OH; Stephan Spiekers, Frankenhardt, Germany; Victoria Anne Borchert, West Chester, OH; Peter Kramkowski, Bad Soden am Taunus, Germany; Michael Wayne Taylor, Cincinnati, OH; Benjamin Jacob Clare, Cincinnati, OH; Emily Charlotte Boswell, Cincinnati, OH; and Nery Vanesa Breslin, Hamilton, OH.

Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.

Filed: 11/12/24
Issued: 4/28/26

A package of one or more absorbent articles comprising: a package material comprising natural fibers; wherein the package material forms a front panel, a back panel opposite the front panel, a first side panel, a second side panel opposite the first side panel, a top panel, and a bottom panel opposite the top panel, wherein the panels define an interior compartment of the package, and wherein the one or more absorbent articles are disposed in the interior compartment; wherein the package material has a Basis Weight between 50 gsm and 120 gsm, wherein the Basis Weight is defined as mass per unit area; wherein the package comprises a weakened region comprising perforations disposed in the package material configured to form an opening; wherein the weakened region is disposed on at least a portion of the top panel or a top edge region of the top panel; wherein the package is sealed such that the one or more absorbent articles are enclosed within the interior compartment; wherein the package has a Weakened Region Performance Factor of between 0.14:1 and 0.98:1, according to the Strength Tensile Test Method.