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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2005
Applicant:
Tim Jensen, Crailsheim, DE;
Inventor:
Tim Jensen, Crailsheim, DE;
Assignee:
The Proctor & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tampon for feminine hygiene that has an insertion end, a withdrawal end, a central portion between the insertion end and the withdrawal end, a length, a longitudinal axis, a radial axis, and an outer surface. The tampon is made of compressed fibrous material. The outer surface of the insertion end has a plurality of longitudinal grooves which are offset from the plurality of longitudinal grooves located in the withdrawal end.