Patent ID: 7618402

Claim:
A fluid absorbent tape comprising: an absorbent material having a substantially elongated shape extending along the fluid absorbent tape; a fluid permeable cover substantially surrounding said absorbent material to form an elongated fluid absorbent tape extending along a longitudinal axis and having a cross-sectional shape transverse to the longitudinal axis, wherein portions of the fluid permeable cover are located on all sides of the cross-sectional shape; and separating structure formed in a transverse direction through said elongated fluid absorbent tape, said separating structure dividing said elongated tape into a first section of fluid absorbent tape and a second section of fluid absorbent tape, wherein said first section of fluid absorbent tape is separable from said second section of fluid absorbent tape along said separating structure, and wherein the absorbent material extends at least substantially the entire length of the first section of fluid absorbent tape.