Title:
TAMPON APPLICATOR
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003002048
Kind Code:
B1
Abstract:
A tampon is provided having an applicator barrel adapted to house a pledget, and especially a radially expanding pledget, and receive a telescoping plunger that is adapted to expel the pledge from the barrel. The applicator barrel has a fingergrip area with at least one set of diametrically opposed, substantially flattened surfaces, convex surfaces, concave surfaces, or any combination thereof. The surfaces have at least one gripping structure to enhance the gripping characteristics of the applicator, allowing the user to securely hold the applicator during insertion and removal and during expulsion of the pledget from the barrel.
Inventors:
JACKSON DANE R
SIRACUSA PAUL A
EDGETT KEITH
SIRACUSA PAUL A
EDGETT KEITH
Application Number:
PCT/US2002/013153
Publication Date:
April 03, 2003
Filing Date:
April 25, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
PLAYTEX PRODUCTS INC (US)
International Classes:
A61F13/32; A61F13/26; (IPC1-7): A61F13/20
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