| 摘要 |
<p>A tampon (10) is provided, the surface of which is completely and securely covered with a porous over-wrap material (32). The tampon is formed by compressing the pledget (30), which comprises, prior to compression, a rolled length of absorbent material (31), having a conical depression (39) in one end. A permeable over-wrap material, in the form of a cylindrical envelope, completely surrounds the pledget. The envelope has a bottom end wall (114) which is adjacent to the end of the pledget opposite the depression, tubular wall (116) which surrounds the peripheral surface of the pledget, and a gathered portion (118) which is tucked into the center of the depression (120). In another embodiment, the invention provides a tampon having a portion of the fibers at the withdrawal end (13) of the tampon displaced toward the insertion end (12), causing the fiber density in the vicinity of the withdrawal end to be lower than the average fiber density of the tampon.</p> |
