Patent ID: 7073666

Claim:
A hermetically sealed, moisture-proof tampon package which resists inadvertent opening and maintains the package integrity, thereby preventing damage and contamination to the tampon, comprising: a length of thermoplastic material entirely enclosing the tampon, the thermoplastic material formed into a flexible wrapper; the wrapper having two opposed hermetic longitudinal seals formed along its length and two opposed hermetic cross-seals, the seals being formed by applying pressure at sealing zones located at opposed edges on the package and heating the sealing zones to a temperature and for a time sufficient to form longitudinal and cross seals that are hermetic around the entire periphery of the package; wherein a hermetically sealed individually wrapped tampon is produced which is under negative pressure sufficient to retain the tampon snugly within the package without crushing or misshaping the tampon; and wherein at least one of the cross-seals and the longitudinal seals are manually peelable.