Tampon having spirally shaped grooves
AssigneeEveready Battery Company, Inc.
InventorHans Werner Schoelling
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Abstract
A tampon for feminine hygiene, having an insertion end, a recovery end, a recovery tape, and a longitudinal axis. The tampon is made of compressed fibrous material and has an outer surface that is at least partially provided with spirally shaped, pressed longitudinal grooves. The grooves define spirally shaped longitudinal ribs. Also disclosed is a method for producing the tampon.
Claims32
A tampon comprising compressed fibrous material and a flexible recovery element, the tampon is dimensionally stable, is arranged and configured for digital insertion, and has an insertion end, a recovery end, a longitudinal axis, and a substantially cylindrical outer surface, wherein said outer surface of the tampon is at least partially provided with spirally shaped, longitudinal grooves, wherein the tampon has sufficient column strength to permit digital insertion thereof into a body cavity.
A tampon comprising a dimensionally stable, compressed fiber core and a flexible recovery element, the tampon is arranged and configured for digital insertion and has an insertion end, a recovery end, a longitudinal axis, and a substantially cylindrical outer surface, wherein the fiber core comprises fibrous material having a first density, and wherein longitudinal ribs extend radially outward from the fiber core, and wherein the longitudinal ribs define spirally shaped, longitudinal grooves on at least a portion of the outer surface, wherein the tampon has sufficient column strength to permit digital insertion thereof into a body cavity.
A tampon comprising:
- a dimensionally stable, compressed fiber core, the tampon is arranged and configured for digital insertion and has an insertion end, a recovery end, a longitudinal axis, and a substantially cylindrical outer surface,
- wherein the fiber core comprises fibrous material having a first density,
- wherein longitudinal ribs extend radially outward from the fiber core,
- wherein the longitudinal ribs define spirally shaped, longitudinal grooves on at least a portion of the outer surface,
- wherein each longitudinal rib is separated from an adjacent longitudinal rib where they extend from the tampon core to an extent which is greater than that extent to which each said longitudinal rib is separated from such an adjacent longitudinal rib remotely from the tampon core, and
- wherein the tampon has sufficient column strength to permit insertion thereof into a body cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.