Patent ID: 7101358

Claim:
A combination of a wrapper and an individual tampon for feminine hygiene, said tampon having an insertion end, a withdrawal end, a centre portion, an outer surface, a length and a perimeter, said insertion end being opposed to said withdrawal end and said centre portion being located between said insertion end and said withdrawal end, said wrapper being constituted of one connected piece of wrapper material having an inner surface directed towards said tampon and a outer surface being aligned opposite to said inner surface, said wrapper substantially enclosing said tampon, said wrapper having two ends, one being assigned to said insertion end of said tampon and one being assigned to said withdrawal end of said tampon, said wrapper having an opening means, said opening means allowing opening of said wrapper for releasing said tampon, said opening means comprising a tear tape and a stopper, said tear tape extending around the tampon by at least one of; extending around the whole perimeter of said tampon, extending around the whole tampon length-wise or extending around the whole tampon in a diagonal direction, at least a portion of said tear tape being located between said outer surface of said tampon and said inner surface of said wrapper material, said tear tape having a stopper end and a pulling end, said wrapper being separated into two segments of wrapper material upon pulling on said pulling end of said tear tape, wherein said stopper prevents separation of said tear tape from one of said segments of wrapper material generated upon opening of said wrapper.