Patent ID: 7338483
Filing Date: 2008-03-04
Classification: A61F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A tampon for feminine hygiene comprising an insertion end, a withdrawal end, a longitudinal axis, and an outer surface; said tampon being comprised of compressed fibrous material; wherein said outer surface of said tampon comprises a plurality of first surfaces and a plurality of second surfaces, each of said first surfaces having a distal end and a proximal end, each of said second surfaces having a distal end and a proximal end, said proximal end of said first surface contacting said proximal end of said second surface to form a proximal vertex, said distal end of said first surface contacting said distal end of said second surface to form a distal vertex, wherein along the length of the tampon there are multiple sets of widths between a first distal vertex and a second distal vertex, wherein the multiple sets of widths have a stepped transition.