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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2005
Filed:
May. 21, 2002
Charles John Berg, Jr., Wyoming, OH (US);
Andrew Lloyd Bouthilet, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jacqueline Ann Daniels, Fairfield, OH (US);
Peter Worthington Hamilton, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Caroline Stoney Simons, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Richard Tweddell, Iii, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Glen Charles Fedyk, Fairfield Township, OH (US);
Charles John Berg, Jr., Wyoming, OH (US);
Andrew Lloyd Bouthilet, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jacqueline Ann Daniels, Fairfield, OH (US);
Peter Worthington Hamilton, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Caroline Stoney Simons, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Richard Tweddell, III, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Glen Charles Fedyk, Fairfield Township, OH (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates an arrangement and a process for making the arrangement that comprises a tampon, an applicator unit, and a uniformly shaped film cap. The tampon has a withdrawal end opposed to an insertion end, the insertion end having a top portion. The applicator unit contains at least a portion of a tampon and has a bottom side opposed to a topside. The film cap is uniformly shaped and covers at least a portion of the top portion of the tampon and attaches to at least a portion of the applicator unit. The arrangement is obtainable by a process comprising the steps of attaching the planar film to the applicator and shaping and or stretching the planar film to create a film cap.