Tampon including secondary absorbent
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsRyo MINOGUCHI, Paul Thomas WEISMAN, Khalid QURESHI, Eric Mitchell SCHICKLI
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Abstract
A tampon having an insertion end and a withdrawal end. The tampon includes a primary absorbent, disposed toward the insertion end, a secondary absorbent, and a withdrawal member. The secondary absorbent may have a mean length from the primary absorbent and at least three segments each having a mean segment mass. The mean segment mass may be selected such that the secondary absorbent tapers as the secondary absorbent material extends from the primary absorbent.
Claims20
An absorbent tampon having an insertion end and a withdrawal end, the tampon comprising:
- a primary absorbent, disposed toward the insertion end;
- a secondary absorbent;
- and
- a withdrawal member,
- wherein said secondary absorbent exhibits a mean length from the primary absorbent of from about 20 mm to about 40 mm,
- wherein the secondary absorbent exhibits a Mean Segment Mass at a length of 20-30 mm from the primary absorbent of greater than about 9.0 mg, and
- wherein the mean length from the primary absorbent and mean segment mass are measured according to the Off-Pad Secondary Absorbent Profile method as described herein.
An absorbent tampon having an insertion end and a withdrawal end, the tampon comprising:
- a primary absorbent, disposed toward said insertion end;
- a secondary absorbent;
- and
- a withdrawal member,
- wherein said secondary absorbent exhibits a mean length from the primary absorbent of from about 20 mm to about 40 mm,
- wherein the secondary absorbent exhibits a mean segment mass at a length of 20-30 mm from the primary absorbent of from about 5.0 mg to about 30 mg,
- wherein the secondary absorbent exhibits a standard deviation of the mean segment mass at the length of 20-30 mm from the primary absorbent of less than about 7 mg, and
- wherein the mean length from the primary absorbent, mean segment mass, and the standard deviation of the mean segment mass are measured according to the Off-Pad Secondary Absorbent Profile method as described herein.
An absorbent tampon having an insertion end and a withdrawal end, the tampon comprising:
- a primary absorbent, disposed toward the insertion end;
- a secondary absorbent;
- and
- a withdrawal member,
- wherein said secondary absorbent exhibits a mean length from the primary absorbent of from about 20 mm to about 40 mm,
- wherein the secondary absorbent comprises a first segment having a length from the primary absorbent of 0 to 10 mm, a second segment having a length from the primary absorbent of from 10 mm to 20 mm, and a third segment having a length from the primary absorbent of from 20 mm to 30 mm,
- wherein the difference between a mean segment mass of the third segment and the mean segment mass of the fourth segment is at least 8 mg, and
- wherein the mean length from the primary absorbent and mean segment mass are measured according to the Off-Pad Secondary Absorbent Profile method as described herein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.