EP 1372555 A2 20040102 - CATAMENIAL TAMPON EMPLOYING COMPOSITE YARN AS WITHDRAWAL CORD
Title (en)
CATAMENIAL TAMPON EMPLOYING COMPOSITE YARN AS WITHDRAWAL CORD
Title (de)
MENSTRUATIONSTAMPON MIT VERBUNDGARN ALS RÜCKHOLFADEN
Title (fr)
TAMPON PERIODIQUE COMPORTANT UN FIL COMPOSITE EN TANT QUE CORDON DE RETRAIT
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 0202330 W 20020124
- US 0102358 W 20010125
- US 32214101 P 20010914
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO02058609A2] The present invention is directed to a catamenial tampon, comprising: a primary absorbent member; and a withdrawal cord having a withdrawal portion and an attachment portion. The attachment portion is joined to the primary absorbent member. The withdrawal cord includes a composite yarn which includes a continuous string, and a secondary absorbent member joined to a part of the continuous string. The continuous string which has the secondary absorbent member joined thereto is woven according to a predetermined weaving manner after being provisionally twisted, thereby forming the attachment portion and the withdrawal portion. The present invention is also directed to a composite yarn having thinner portions and thicker portions which are alternatively disposed. The composite yarn comprises: a continuous string; and a plurality of fleeces intermittently joined to the continuous string. The continuous string which has the plurality of fleeces intermittently joined to thereto is woven according to a predetermined weaving manner after being provisionally twisted, thereby forming the thinner portions and thicker portions.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A61F 13/20 (2006.01); A61F 13/34 (2006.01); D02G 3/28 (2006.01); D02G 3/44 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A61F 13/2051 (2013.01); A61F 13/2082 (2013.01); A61F 13/34 (2013.01); D02G 3/34 (2013.01); D02G 3/367 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 02058609A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 02058609 A2 20020801; WO 02058609 A3 20021212; WO 02058609 A8 20031030; CA 2433654 A1 20020801; EP 1372555 A2 20040102; IL 156309 A0 20040104; JP 2004528870 A 20040924; MX PA03006355 A 20041202; PE 20021106 A1 20030216
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 0202330 W 20020124; CA 2433654 A 20020124; EP 02702088 A 20020124; IL 15630902 A 20020124; JP 2002558944 A 20020124; MX PA03006355 A 20020124; PE 2002000057 A 20020125