Tampon capable of being comfortably withdrawn from a body cavity

A tampon comprising:

• a) an absorbent;
• b) a liquid-permeable cover at least partially surrounding said absorbent, said absorbent and said cover forming a softwind having a first end and a second end, said softwind being folded upon itself at three spaced apart locations to form an M-shaped profile, said folded softwind having first, second and third portions consecutively and integrally joined together;
• c) a withdrawal string attached to said second portion of said softwind which provides a means for removing said tampon from a body cavity;
• d) a cylindrically shaped pledget formed by compressing said folded softwind, said pledget having an insertion end and a trailing end with said insertion end located adjacent to said second portion, said pledget capable of being comfortably removed from a body cavity by pulling on said withdrawal string which causes said insertion end to collapse upon itself;
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• e) means for securing said first end and said second end together.

A tampon comprising:

• a) an absorbent;
• b) a liquid-permeable cover at least partially surrounding said absorbent, said absorbent and said cover forming a softwind having a first end and a second end, said softwind being folded upon itself at three spaced apart locations to form an M-shaped profile, said folded softwind having first, second and third portions consecutively and integrally joined together;
• c) a withdrawal string attached to said second portion of said softwind which provides a means for removing said tampon from a body cavity;
• and
• d) a cylindrically shaped pledget formed by compressing said folded softwind, said pledget having an insertion end and a trailing end with said insertion end located adjacent to said second portion, said insertion end containing a greater amount of absorbent material than said trailing end, and said pledget capable of being comfortably removed from a body cavity by pulling on said withdrawal string which causes said insertion end to collapse upon itself;
• and
• e) means for securing said first end and said second end securely together to form said trailina end so that said first end and said second end can not move apart from one another.