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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2012
Alexander Schmidt-foerst, Erlangen, DE;
Mary L. Mcdaniel, Appleton, WI (US);
Charles R. Tomsovic, Omro, WI (US);
Garry R. Woltman, Appleton, WI (US);
Alexander Schmidt-Foerst, Erlangen, DE;
Mary L. McDaniel, Appleton, WI (US);
Charles R. Tomsovic, Omro, WI (US);
Garry R. Woltman, Appleton, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A tampon absorbent for insertion into a vaginal cavity is provided. The tampon absorbent includes a longitudinal direction and has an insertion end and a withdrawal end. The tampon absorbent includes a first absorbent material portion at the insertion end for capturing body fluid and demonstrating a first expansion capacity, and a second absorbent material portion at the withdrawal end for storing body fluid and demonstrating a second expansion capacity. The second absorbent material portion is partially wrapped around the first absorbent material portion in a direction transverse (perpendicular) to the longitudinal direction, at a bonding region, whereby the first absorbent material portion is bonded to the second absorbent material portion at the bonding region.