Patent ID: 7994387

Claim:
A catamenial tampon comprising: a compressed absorbent member having an insertion end, a withdrawal end, a longitudinal axis, and a body disposed between the insertion end and the withdrawal end, the body having a perimeter disposed substantially perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis, the body having an exterior surface; an overwrap covering at least a portion of the exterior surface, the overwrap comprising a fluid pervious material; wherein the overwrap comprises a first zone and a second zone, the first zone having a plurality of apertures of a first diameter and the second zone having a plurality of apertures of a second diameter, the first diameter being different from the second diameter, the first zone and the second zone being spaced apart from one another by a distance greater than a maximum spacing between adjacent apertures within the first zone and/or the second zone, and wherein the first zone and the second zone are substantially separated by a third zone, the third zone being aperture-free.