Absorbent pad for intravaginal use
OwnerStephanie Barnesinventor
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Abstract
An endurance athlete's tampon that eliminates a traditional string and is simpler to manufacture includes a sheet of absorbent material with a bottom edge at whose midpoint there is a downward extending tab, and wherein this tampon is formed by folding it about its lateral centerline that extends upward from the tab so that the sheet's proximal and distal edges are placed proximate one another. This folded sheet is then rolled such that its lateral centerline and tab are at the center of the rolled sheet and its proximal and distal edges are on the outer surface of the rolled sheet. This tab is configured to enable it to be used to remove the tampon after it has been placed in service.
Claims12
A tampon comprising:
- a cylindrical, elongate body having a bottom edge,
- wherein said body is fabricated from an absorbent material,
- a tab extending from said bottom edge,
- wherein said tab is also fabricated from said absorbent material.
A tampon comprising:
- a sheet of absorbent material having right-side and left-side surfaces, top, bottom, proximal and distal edges,
- wherein said bottom edge having a proximal and a distal end and a midpoint
- wherein said top surface having a lateral centerline that is located proximate said bottom edge midpoint and extends between said top and bottom edges,
- wherein said tampon is formed by folding said sheet about said lateral centerline so that said proximal and distal edges are placed proximate one another,
- wherein said tampon is further formed by rolling said folded sheet to form a rolled, folded sheet which has an outer surface and wherein said lateral centerline and tab are at the center of said rolled, folded sheet and said proximal and distal edges are on said outer surface of said rolled, folded sheet, and
- wherein said tab is configured to enable said tab to be used to remove said tampon after it has been placed in service.
The method of forming a tampon, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a sheet of absorbent material having right-side and left-side surfaces, top, bottom, proximal and distal edges,
- wherein said bottom edge having a proximal and a distal end and a midpoint therebetween and a tab that extends downward from said midpoint,
- wherein said top surface having a lateral centerline that is located proximate said bottom edge midpoint and extends between said top and bottom edges,
- initially forming said tampon by folding said sheet about said lateral centerline so that said proximal and distal edges are placed proximate one another,
- further forming said tampon by rolling said folded sheet to form a rolled, folded sheet which has an outer surface and wherein said lateral centerline and tab are at the center of said rolled, folded sheet and said proximal and distal edges are on said
- configuring said tab to enable said tab to be used to remove said tampon after it has been placed in service.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.