Hygienic tampon, optionally a digital or applicator tampon, as well as apparatus and method for manufacturing thereof

摘要

Hygienic tampon (1) consisting of absorbent fibrous material on the basis of natural and/or artificial fibers of each desired structure, which is formed into at least approximately cylindrical blank (10), which is symmetric with regard to a longitudinal axis (100) defining a direction of inserting the tampon (1) into each desired cavity of a human body. Such tampon (1) comprises four pairs of grooves (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18), which are equidistantly arranged in the circumferential direction of the tampon (1). Two pairs of grooves (11, 13, 15, 17) having a pre-determined width (B1) and depth (T1) are pressed in two planes being perpendicular to each other and coincide with the longitudinal axis (100). The other pairs of grooves (12, 14, 16, 18) having a pre-determined width (B2) and depth (T2) are pressed in two planes, which are perpendicular to each other and coincide with the longitudinal axis (100) under 45° with respect to previously mentioned planes.

主权项

1. A tampon, comprising:
an elongated tampon blank having a longitudinal axis, a length along the longitudinal axis, and an outer surface along the length that includes a circumference; a first set of grooves that are each defined by the elongated tampon blank subsequent to the manufacture of the tampon, that each extend along the entirety of the length of the elongated tampon blank and into the elongated tampon blank a first depth from the outer surface, and that are equally spaced apart from each other about the circumference of the elongated tampon blank; and a second set of grooves that are each defined by the elongated tampon blank subsequent to the manufacture of the tampon, that each extend along at least a majority of the length of the elongated tampon blank and into the elongated tampon blank a second depth from the outer surface that is less than the first depth, and that are equally spaced apart from each other about the circumference of the elongated tampon blank.