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US 8,916,015 B2Granted
Tampon method of manufacture
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsMary Lou McDaniel, John David Amundson, Steven Craig Gehling
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Abstract
A pledget for a tampon having improved leakage prevention of bodily fluid after the tampon is inserted in the vagina. A method of manufacturing the pledget can include a step of bringing a contact member into communication with a fibrous material. The method can include a step of compressing the fibrous material into a pledget for a tampon.
Claims8
A method of manufacturing a tampon, the method comprising the steps of:
- a. providing a fibrous material;
- b. providing a cover;
- c. providing a contact member comprising a first edge and a second edge;
- d. incorporating at least two slits in the contact member to form a contact element in the contact member;
- e. bonding one of the first edge or the second edge of the contact member to the cover to create a bonded edge and a free edge;
- f. bonding the combination of the cover and the contact member to the fibrous material;
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- g. compressing the combination of the fibrous material, the cover and the contact member.
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A method of manufacturing a cover for a tampon, the method comprising the steps of:
- a. providing a cover ribbon;
- b. providing a contact member comprising a first edge and a second edge;
- c. incorporating at least two slits into the contact member to form a contact element;
- d. bonding one of the first edge or the second edge of the contact member to the cover ribbon to create a combined unit of cover ribbon and contact member with a bonded edge and a free edge;
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- e. separating the combined unit of cover ribbon and contact member from a remainder of the cover ribbon.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.