Tampons made of non-woven fabric
AssigneeAlbaad Massuot Yitzhak Ltd.
InventorsShlomo Helvits, Chanan Yosef Adler
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Abstract
Tampons and production methods are provided that provide tampons made of at least 80% cellulose-based fibers, such as cotton or viscose, without plastic top sheets. The tampons consist of cylindrically-compressed rolled strips of entangled non-woven fabric and may be made of 100% natural cellulose-based fibers, the fabric having a tensile strength that is larger than 10N/50 mm. The fabric may be folded longitudinally in various folding configurations and rolled transversely before compression to tampon dimensions.
Claims19
A tampon consisting of a cylindrically-compressed rolled strip of entangled non-woven fabric and an attached removal string, wherein the fabric is made of at least 80% cellulose-based fibers, and has a tensile strength that is larger than 10 N/50 mm, wherein the rolled strip comprises a longitudinally double-C-folded strip that is rolled transversely.
A method of preparing a tampon from entangled non-woven fabric alone, the method comprising:
- folding longitudinally in a double-C-fold an elongated strip of entangled non-woven fabric with an attached removal string, wherein the fabric is made of at least 80% cellulose-based fibers and has a tensile strength that is larger than 10 N/50 mm,
- transversely rolling the longitudinally double-C-folded strip, and
- cylindrically compressing the rolled strip to predetermined tampon dimensions.
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