US PATENT SUBCLASS 28 / 118
.~.~.~ Tampon shaping

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28 /   HD   TEXTILES: MANUFACTURING

100  DF  TEXTILE PRODUCT FABRICATION OR TREATMENT {4}
103  DF  .~ Fiber entangling and interlocking {4}
116  DF  .~.~ Compressive manipulation {8}
118.~.~.~ Tampon shaping {2}
119  DF  .~.~.~.~> With ejecting
120  DF  .~.~.~.~> With string attaching

DEFINITION

Classification: 28/118

(under subclass 116) Method or apparatus wherein fibers are compacted by shaping apparatus into a relatively soft absorbed cylindrical article, which is adapted to be inserted into a body opening.

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123+, for compressive manipulation of a nonplanar, nonwoven article or fabric.

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53, Package Making,

435, and 523+ for packaging methods and apparatus, respectively, including means to compact or stretch the content material.

68, Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus, 242, for apparatus for squeezing a mass of textiles to promote drainage of liquid therefrom.

100, Presses, appropriate subclass for processes and apparatus not provided for elsewhere for producing compressed bales of material.

156, Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture,

62.2+, for processes of forming a preform by bulk deposition of particles combined with a step of laminating the formed preform to another preform.

162, Paper Making and Fiber Liberation,

218+, and 382+ for forming discrete articles from a liquid suspension of fibers.

264, Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes,

5+, for formation of particles by liquid comminuting, subclasses 115+ for liberating and forming of fibers by other than liquid comminuting combined with uniting thereof, and subclasses 138+ for molding combined with a cutting operation, particularly subclasses 140+ and 145+.

300, Brush, Broom, and Mop Making, appropriate subclasses for machines and processes for compacting fibers into tufts in the manufacture of brushes, brooms or mops.

425, Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus,

80.1+, for shaping articles, utilizing an air felting means to distribute particulate stock unto a shaping surface. 427, Coating Processes,

243+, for processes of coating porous products.

508, Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions, particularly

100+, for lubricants incorporated with a fibrous carrier.

604, Surgery,

11+, for tampon applicators; subclasses 286+ for medicated tampons; subclasses 367+ for materials, fibers, and particles from which tampons are made; subclasses 358+ for absorbent pads, diapers, and tampons; and subclass 904 for tampon cross-reference collection.