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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2004
Dane R. Jackson, Bloomingdale, NJ (US);
Karla E. Williams, Westwood, NJ (US);
Suzanne Pauley, Charlotte, NC (US);
Jeffrey Brown, Charlotte, NC (US);
Dane R. Jackson, Bloomingdale, NJ (US);
Karla E. Williams, Westwood, NJ (US);
Suzanne Pauley, Charlotte, NC (US);
Jeffrey Brown, Charlotte, NC (US);
Playtex Products, Inc., Westport, CT (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a pre-expanded tampon pledget formed from cellulosic absorbent fibers. The fibers are not tightly compressed, thus, the pledget has a reduced fiber density. As a result, a softer, more pliable pledget is formed that not only increases user comfort during use, but also affords a user with comparable and/or increased leakage protection over conventional tampons or tampon pledgets.