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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2004
Applicants:
Matthew Howard Wasson, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Holger Wendt, Crailsheim, DE;
Francis Michael Nicholas, Addlestone, GB;
Inventors:
Matthew Howard Wasson, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Holger Wendt, Crailsheim, DE;
Francis Michael Nicholas, Addlestone, GB;
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 9/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of individually wrapping digital tampons having a withdrawal string attached thereto is disclosed. The method includes a multiplicity of transporting devices for transporting digital tampons in a machine direction and for holding withdrawal strings attached to the tampons such that the withdrawal strings do not interfere with the subsequent wrapping operations.