Tampon and a method of producing a tampon

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8568381
APP PUB NO 20100114054A1
SERIAL NO

12451796

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A tampon is proposed, with an insertion end and a rear end, made from a pressed absorbent strip (2) and a withdrawal string (3) running out of the rear end. In order to achieve short production times during manufacture of the tampon, the withdrawal string (3) is placed around the strip (2) in the shape of a loop 4, and the strip (2) is provided with a fold (16, 17) at each side of the loop (4).

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RUGGLI AGTÜFTELSTRASSE 50 KOBLENZ 5322

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Mueller, Peter Zurich, CH 133 1481
Rolli, Kilian Wuerenlingen, CH 6 68

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