Sanitary absorbent article assembly including an integrated disposal sheet

Abstract

The present invention relates to sanitary absorbent articles and in particular to a sanitary absorbent article assembly including an integrated disposal sheet for disposal of a soiled absorbent article.

1 . A sanitary article assembly comprising:
 a sanitary article having a garment facing surface and an adhesive arranged on the garment facing surface for securing the sanitary article to an undergarment during use, the sanitary article having a trifolded configuration prior to use, the trifolded configuration defining a first end portion of the sanitary article, a second end portion of the sanitary article and an intermediate portion arranged between the first end portion and the second end portion;   a disposal sheet having a folded configuration wherein the disposal sheet is attached to the garment facing surface and the disposal sheet extends over only a portion of the adhesive thereby permitting attachment of the sanitary article to an undergarment while the disposal sheet is simultaneously attached to the garment facing surface of said sanitary article, the disposal sheet further having a unfolded configuration;   wherein the disposal sheet in the unfolded configuration includes a first wall and a second wall arranged in opposed relationship to the first wall, and the disposal sheet includes a first portion that corresponds in location to the first end portion of the sanitary article, a second portion that corresponds in location to the second end portion of the sanitary article, and a third portion that corresponds in location with the intermediate portion of the sanitary article, the second wall being arranged in the first portion and having a length that does not extend beyond the first portion, the first wall and second wall cooperating to define a pocket therebetween;   wherein the disposal sheet is structured and arranged so that is foldable so that the first and second portions can be arranged in overlapping relationship relative to the third portion of the disposal sheet while the corresponding portions of the sanitary article are attached thereto such that the first and second end portions of the sanitary article are arranged in overlapping relationship relative to the intermediate portion of the sanitary article; and   wherein the pocket is structured and arranged such that it can be inverted to thereby receive the sanitary article within the pocket while said first and second end portions are arranged in said overlapping relationship.   
     
     
         2 . The sanitary article assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the first wall has an inner surface and an outer surface and the second wall is arranged in opposed relationship to the outer surface of the first wall. 
     
     
         3 . The sanitary article assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the disposal sheet in the folded configuration covers from about 1% to about 20% of the adhesive. 
     
     
         4 . The sanitary article according to  claim 1 , wherein the pocket has a sufficient volume to entirely receive the sanitary article within the pocket. 
     
     
         5 . The sanitary article according to  claim 1 , wherein the pocket has a sufficient volume to receive a sanitary article having a volume of about 1.5 times to about 5 times a volume of the sanitary article in a dry condition.