Tampon wrapper
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsZachary D. Cousineau, Martin Gottvald, Gregg M. Brey, Randall William Foss, Charles Robert Tomsovic, Steven Craig Gehling
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Abstract
A wrapping material for a tampon which can reduce or prevent contamination of the tampon and/or can reduce or prevent loss of a treatment agent from the tampon. A tampon wrapped in a wrapping material can experience a reduction in the contamination of the tampon and/or a reduction in the loss of a treatment agent from the tampon.
Claims20
A wrapping material for a tampon comprising, in a laid-flat configuration, a longitudinal direction, a lateral direction, a first lateral edge, a second lateral edge, a zone of overlap and a line of weakness located within the zone of overlap.
A wrapped tampon comprising a tampon and a wrapping material, wherein the wrapping material comprises a zone of overlap and a line of weakness associated with the zone of overlap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.