Tampon having an asymmetric insertion end and a finger pocket
OwnerRyo Minoguchi, Ricky Alan Pollard +4inventors
InventorsRyo Minoguchi, Ricky Alan Pollard, Margaret Henderson Hasse, Letha Margie Hines, Diana Lynn Gann, Thomas Ward Osborn
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Abstract
Tampons including an asymmetric insertion end and a finger pocket are provided. The tampon can include an absorbent mass having an insertion end and a withdrawal end, wherein the insertion end is asymmetric around an X axis of the tampon. The withdrawal end can include a finger pocket.
Claims20
A tampon comprising an absorbent mass having an insertion end and a withdrawal end, wherein the insertion end is asymmetric around an X axis of the tampon, and wherein the withdrawal end includes a finger pocket.
A method for preparing a tampon comprising an absorbent mass having an insertion end and a withdrawal end, wherein the insertion end is asymmetric around an X axis of the tampon, and wherein the withdrawal end includes a finger pocket, the method comprising:
- a. providing a pledget;
- b. rolling the pledget around a mandrel;
- c. removing the mandrel;
- and
- d. compressing the pledget,
- wherein a cavity left by the mandrel provides the finger pocket.
A digital tampon comprising an absorbent mass having an insertion end and a withdrawal end, wherein the insertion end is asymmetric around an X axis of the tampon, and wherein the withdrawal end includes a finger pocket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.