Kevin Charles Strong, Loveland, OH; Henry A. Brown, Cincinnati, OH; Evan Joseph Durling, West Chester, OH; Ryo Minoguchi, Cincinnati, OH; Khalid Qureshi, Mason, OH; and Lymarie Semidey-Flecha, West Chester, OH.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.

Filed: 2/1/24
Issued: 1/6/26

A tampon, comprising: a pledget, having a forward end and a rearward end, the pledget comprising a discrete first assembly comprising a first fibrous material composition; a withdrawal cord joined to the pledget, and a wicking member having a leading portion and a trailing portion, wherein the wicking member is disposed in direct contact with the pledget, wherein the leading portion of the wicking member is disposed nearer to the forward end of the pledget than is the trailing portion of the wicking member, wherein the leading portion of the wicking member is disposed longitudinally inboard of the forward end of the pledget and the trailing portion of the wicking member extends from and beyond the rearward end of the pledget, wherein the wicking member comprises a discrete second assembly separate and distinct from the first assembly and from the withdrawal cord, the wicking member having a length and being non-coaxially-arranged with respect to the withdrawal cord, and wherein the wicking member is disposed between the first assembly and the withdrawal cord.