Tampon and Method of Making

Gerard A. Viens, Wyoming, OH; and Nery Vanesa Breslin, Hamilton, OH.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.

Filed: 11/15/19
Issued: 11/7/23

A tampon comprising an absorbent member, comprising: an insertion area, a withdrawal area, an intermediate area between the insertion area and the withdrawal area, and an attachment area; a nonwoven web in a folded configuration in which the nonwoven web is folded over on itself to form a structure having a plurality of layers of the nonwoven web, wherein each of the layers extends along a plane along a longitudinal direction parallel with a longitudinal axis of the absorbent member, and a lateral direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction; and wherein the layers are stacked along a z-direction perpendicular to the plane, and wherein the layers are sewn together in the attachment area to form a unitary stack including the plurality of layers, such that at least two of the plurality of layers are fiber integrated with an adjacent layer via the sewing in the attachment area; and a withdrawal line extending from the withdrawal area and attached to the absorbent member in the attachment area.