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US 7,867,209 B2Granted
Tampon pledget for increased bypass leakage protection
AssigneePlaytex Products, Inc.
InventorsRobert Jorgensen, Keith Edgett
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Abstract
There is provided a tampon pledget that includes one or more enhanced features that result in the pledget exhibiting increased bypass leakage prevention. These enhanced features may include, but are not limited to, geometry, absorption, and any combinations thereof. There is also provided one or more methods for constructing a tampon pledget having increased bypass leakage protection.
Claims15
A tampon pledget comprising:
- a bottom pad;
- a top pad, wherein said bottom pad and said top pad comprise material selected from the group consisting of cellulosic, rayon, cotton, pulp, superabsorbent, absorbent foam, and any combinations thereof;
- and
- a pad lay-up ratio being a ratio of an area of said bottom pad to an area of said top pad, said pad lay-up ratio being between about 1:1.2 to about 1:2.25;
- and
- a fiber weight distribution ratio between about 0.5:1 to about 2:1;
- wherein prior to folding said bottom pad and said top pad to form a compressed tampon pledget, said top pad and said bottom pad are in a cross-pad configuration,
- wherein said cross-pad configuration has an overlap portion that is formed where said top pad and said bottom pad overlap one another and a plurality of non-overlap portions are formed on opposite sides of said top pad and said bottom pad where said top pad and said bottom pad do not overlap one another.
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