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US4508531: Convolutely wound paper tampon tube

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Filing Information

Inventor(s) Howard A. Whitehead ·
Assignee(s) Kimberly-Clark Corporation ·
Attorney/Agent(s) Howard Olevsky ·
Primary Examiner John D. Yasko ·
Application Number US6446838
Filing date 12/06/1982
Issue date 04/02/1985
Predicted expiration date 12/06/2002
U.S. Classifications 604/14  · 604/904  ·
International Classifications A61F 1500  ·
Kind CodeA
International Classifications 60414;15;904;16;17;18;19 ·
1 Claims, No Drawings


Abstract

A flexible convolutely wound paper tampon tube is provided in which a thermoplastic coating on either the interior or the exterior portion of the tube is present in an amount to maintain the tube configuration.

Independent Claims | See all claims (1)

  1. 1.1. Convolutely wound flexible paper tampon tube designed to surround a tampon pledget with said tube having a hemispherical edge with a thermosensitive coating, a gripping end and insertion end; said insertion end comprising a plurality of nonoverlapping, multi-layered aligned arcuate lobes, each of said lobes scored near its base to increase flexibility, said lobes collectively deformable to form a hemispherical profile and cover said hemispherical leading edge of said tampon.

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