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US 11,925,535 B2Granted
Tampon with wicking member and improved manufacturability
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsKevin Charles Strong, Henry A. Brown, Evan Joseph Durling, Ryo Minoguchi, Khalid Qureshi, Lymarie Semidey-Flecha
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Abstract
A tampon including a pledget, a wicking member disposed in direct contact with the pledget, and a withdrawal cord is disclosed. The wicking member is non-coaxially arranged with respect to the withdrawal cord.
Claims20
A tampon, comprising:
- a pledget, having a forward end and a rearward end, the pledget comprising a discrete first assembly comprising a first fibrous material composition;
- a withdrawal cord joined to the pledget, and a wicking member having a leading portion and a trailing portion, wherein the wicking member is disposed in direct contact with the pledget, wherein the leading portion of the wicking member is adjacent to the rearward end of the pledget and the trailing portion of the wicking member extends rearwardly beyond the rearward end of the pledget, wherein the wicking member comprises a discrete second assembly separate and distinct from the first assembly and from the withdrawal cord, the wicking member having a length and being non-coaxially-arranged with respect to the withdrawal cord.
The tampon of any of the preceding claims wherein the withdrawal cord and the wicking member are stitched to each other and stitched to the pledget by a single line of lockstitching.
A tampon, comprising:
- a pledget, having a forward end and a rearward end, the pledget comprising a discrete first assembly comprising a first fibrous material composition;
- a withdrawal cord joined to the pledget, and a wicking member having a leading portion and a trailing portion, wherein the wicking member is disposed in direct contact with the pledget, wherein the leading portion of the wicking member is disposed between the forward end and the rearward end of the pledget, wherein the trailing portion of the wicking member is disposed longitudinally inboard of the rearward end of the pledget, wherein the leading portion of the wicking member is adjacent to the rearward end of the pledget, wherein the wicking member comprises a discrete second assembly separate and distinct from the first assembly and from the withdrawal cord, the wicking member being non-coaxially-arranged with respect to the withdrawal cord;
- wherein the trailing portion of the wicking member extends rearwardly beyond the rearward end of the pledget a length of at least 6 mm, and the tampon exhibits Wicking of at least 1.5 grams.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.