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AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsLymarie SEMIDEY-FLECHA, Kristzian M. BALAJTI, Peter GAZSI, Ryo MINOGUCHI, Laszlo POZSGAI, Khalid QURESHI, Kevin C. STRONG
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The disclosed tampon may include a pledget having a rearward end; a wicking member having a trailing portion trailing the rearward end and having a rearward edge; and a withdrawal cord with an attached portion attached to the pledget and a free portion trailing the rearward edge. In an opened condition the pledget has a pair of side edges and a pledget width, and includes fibrous absorbent material and an outer cover of a first section of nonwoven web at least partially covering the absorbent material, the trailing portion of the wicking member including at least four layers of nonwoven web, at least one of which is an extension of the first section of nonwoven web. The wicking member may have a width substantially equal to the pledget width; and the trailing portion may have a length of at least about 10 mm and no greater than about 60 mm.
A tampon having a longitudinal axis along a use insertion direction, the tampon comprising a pledget having a forward end and a rearward end;
The tampon of either of the preceding claims, wherein the first section of nonwoven web material integrally forms the entirety of the outer cover and at least two layers of the wicking member.
The tampon of any of the preceding claims, wherein the rearward edge of the wicking member is formed by a fold in nonwoven web material.
The tampon of any of the preceding claims, wherein the outer cover is held to the pledget by stitches.
The tampon of any of the preceding claims, wherein all four layers of the wicking member are held to the pledget and/or to the withdrawal cord by stitches.
The tampon of any of the preceding claims, wherein the attached portion of the withdrawal cord is attached to the pledget via stitches that penetrate the withdrawal cord and the pledget.
The tampon of any of the preceding claims wherein the tampon has been compressed primarily in a lateral direction from an open condition to a substantially cylindrical self-sustaining form.
The tampon of any of the preceding claims wherein the first section of nonwoven web material comprises fibers selected from the group consisting of cotton fibers, rayon fibers, spun thermoplastic polymer fibers and combinations thereof.
The tampon of any of the preceding claims wherein the fibrous absorbent material (32) comprises fibrous material selected from the group consisting of cotton fiber, rayon fiber and combinations thereof.
The tampon of any of the preceding claims wherein the withdrawal cord comprises twisted or knitted fibrous material that is hydrophobic, or has been treated to be hydrophobic.
The tampon of any of the preceding claims wherein at least three layers of material forming the wicking member overlap the absorbent material 32 by at least 2 percent, more preferably at least 3 percent, and even more preferably at least 4 percent, of the length PL of the pledget 11.
The tampon of any of the preceding claims that exhibits wicking of at least 1.2 grams, more preferably at least 1.5 grams and even more preferably at least 1.8 grams, up to 3.2 grams, more preferably up to 4 grams, and even more preferably up to 5 grams.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.