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US 2019/0099303 A1Published application
Disposable Absorbent Article
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsGerard A. Viens, Rebecca Stoebe-Latham, Ryo Minoguchi, Khalid Qureshi, Alex Albacarys
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Abstract
An absorbent article comprising an applicator and an absorbent tampon is disclosed herein. The applicator has an insertion portion and a plunger portion, the plunger portion being movable within the insertion portion. The absorbent tampon is disposed within the insertion portion, and the absorbent tampon has a primary absorbent member. At least one of the applicator or absorbent tampon is made up of, at least in part, bio-sourced material.
Claims20
An absorbent article comprising:
- a plastic applicator comprising a bio-based content of about 10 percent to about 100 percent by weight using ASTM D6866-10, method B, the plastic applicator having an insertion portion and a plunger portion, the plunger portion being movable within the insertion portion;
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- an absorbent tampon disposed within the insertion portion, the absorbent tampon comprising a primary absorbent member, the primary absorbent member comprising from about 50 percent to about 100 percent by weight cotton fibers, wherein the plunger portion is capable of expelling the absorbent tampon from the insertion portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.