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Tampon Method of Manufacture:

U.S. Patent No. 9,308,134 B2

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By: Karen McIntyre

Editor, Nonwovens Industry

Nicholas Scott Wolter, Greenville, WI; Charles Robert Tomsovic, Omro, WI; Wayne D. Beyer, Appleton, WI; Ronald A. Hilt, Oshkosh, WI; Joshua Fiedorowicz, Appleton, WI; Brian Alberts, Harrison, WI; Martin Gottvald, Brno, Czech Republic; and Steven Craig Gehling, Oshkosh, WI.
Assigned to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI.

Filed: 10/31/12
Issued: 4/12/16

A method of manufacturing a tampon, the method comprising the steps of: at least partially overlaying a web of base material with a web of absorbent material; securing the web of absorbent material to the web of base material with a first securement forming a bonded end of the web of absorbent material and a free end of the web of absorbent material opposite the bonded end; pivoting the free end of the web of the web of absorbent material about the first securement and away from the web of base material; and cutting the free end of the web of absorbent material while the web of absorbent material is pivoted away from the web of base material to form a plurality of spaced-apart slits in the web of absorbent material.

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