TAMPON AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING SAME

摘要

A tampon compressed with a compression having a major component in a widt hwise direction may have a plurality of creases extending along its length f rom its surface and penetrating no deeper than about 20% of the width of the tampon. A method for making a tampon may comprise compressing an uncompress ed pledget in a compression machine and feeding the compressed pledget with a compression member into a tampon mold having a mold cavity for receiving t he compressed pledget, the compressed pledget thickness being no more than a bout 20% different than the uncompressed pledget thickness and the tampon mo ld having a mold cavity thickness no more than about 10% different than the thickness of the compressed pledget. An apparatus for making a tampon is als o disclosed.