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US 8,910,354 B2Granted
Integrated tampon and method for making
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsJohn David Amundson, Mary Lou McDaniel, Lars Nilsen Nordang, Charles Robert Tomsovic, Melissa Kay Burns
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Abstract
A method of integrating a tampon includes providing an absorbent blank having a longitudinal centerline and compressing the absorbent blank in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal centerline to form a pledget having a compressed diameter. The method also includes penetrating the pledget in the perpendicular direction to a compressed depth of at least 20% of the compressed diameter to form a discrete indentation.
Claims9
A method of integrating a tampon comprising
- providing an absorbent blank with a longitudinal centerline,
- compressing the absorbent blank into a pledget having a compressed diameter and a plurality at longitudinal grooves,
- penetrating the pledget in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal centerline to form a plurality of longitudinal rows of indentations, wherein the longitudinal grooves and the longitudinal rows of indentations are circumferentially alternating and wherein a first row of indentations is staggered in a circumferential direction as compared with a second row of indentations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.