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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2006
Filed:
May. 16, 2002
David Mark Sageser, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Francis Michael Nicholas, Addlestone, GB;
Charles John Berg, Jr., Wyoming, OH (US);
James Henry Barton, Oberems, DE;
David Mark Sageser, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Francis Michael Nicholas, Addlestone, GB;
Charles John Berg, Jr., Wyoming, OH (US);
James Henry Barton, Oberems, DE;
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
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.