Tampon
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsMary Lou McDaniel, John David Amundson, Steve Craig Gehling
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Abstract
A pledget for a tampon having improved leakage prevention of bodily fluid after the tampon is inserted in the vagina. The pledget can have an absorbent structure having two layers. At least one of the layers of the absorbent structure can have one contact element at least partially separated from a second contact element.
Claims19
A pledget comprising:
- a. an absorbent structure comprising:
- i. a first layer comprising a first surface, a second surface, a first contact element, and a second contact element at least partially separated from the first contact element;
- ii. a second layer comprising a first surface and a second surface;
- wherein at least one of the first surface and the second surface of the first layer is in a face to face relationship with at least one of the first surface and the second surface of the second layer.
A pledget comprising an absorbent structure comprising a first layer radially wound with a second layer and a first contact element incorporated in the first layer at least partially separated from a second contact element incorporated in the first layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.