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US 4,543,098 AGranted
Tampon with resilient component and microfiber insert
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Corporation
InventorsDexter L. Wolfe, Robert J. Peerenboom
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Abstract
A tampon is provided with a pledget having an outer layer having a web of thermoplastic fibers or mixtures thereof which is integrated to a nonwoven thermoplastic cover. The pledget also includes an absorbent insert which may be a thermoplastic nonwoven microfibrous web.
Claims6
A tampon comprising in combination;
- a withdrawal string, a pledget having an inner absorbent layer, and an absorbent outer portion made of a resilient transfer layer containing thermoplastic fibers said transfer layer being integrated to a nonwoven thermoplastic cover overlying the said transfer layer spaced bonding said bonding surrounded by transfer zones for preferentiably conducting fluid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.