The Procter Gamble Company

James Henry Barton

Charles John Berg, Jr

Francis Michael Nicholas

Ricky Alan Pollard

David M Sageser

Wolfgang Werner Hans Domeier

William Francis Search, Jr

The present invention provides for a method for producing a shaped tampon. The method includes the following steps: providing a mold having an inner surface, an outer surface, a first end, a second end, and an opening located in said second end; providing a tampon pledget; transferring said tampon pledget through said opening into said second end of said mold using a transfer member resulting in a tampon mold; self-sustaining said shaped tampon wherein said shaped tampon has an undercut; and removing said shaped tampon from said tampon mold.

Method of producing a shaped tampon

The present invention relates to a wrapper for individually packaging absorbent articles for personal hygiene, especially tampons. The wrapper of the present invention is provided with an opening means, which prevents the wrapper from becoming separated into more than one piece of wrapper material upon being opened.

Tampon wrapper with improved opening means

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James Henry Barton