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US 11,801,170 B2Granted
Tampon applicator
OwnerRamon Vendrell Vilainventor
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Abstract
A tampon applicator, including: a vaginal insertion tube intended to house the tampon to be used, and a plunger which is mounted coaxially in one end of the tube and which is used to push and release the tampon through a second end of the tube. According to tan embodiment, the applicator can be re-used and the insertion tube includes a side window through which a tampon can be inserted into the tube, before each use of the applicator by the user.
Claims2
A tampon applicator, comprising:
- a vaginal insertion tube configured to contain a tampon to be used, and
- a plunger coaxially mounted in a first end of said tube and is used to push and release the tampon through an opening at a second end of the tube;
- wherein said applicator is reusable and the insertion tube comprises a side window spaced from both the first end and the second end of the tube, the side window being configured for the insertion of a tampon into the tube while the plunger remains mounted in the first end of the tube, prior to each use of the applicator by the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.