Tampon product including applicator having components molded of pulp-based composite
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsDavid Daniel Lake, Ryo Minoguchi, Khalid Qureshi, Paul Thomas Weisman, Keisuke Matsuzaka, Tetsu Nishikawa
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Abstract
A tampon applicator assembly is disclosed. The applicator assembly may include a barrel portion, a grip portion and an ejection plunger configured to slide coaxially within one or both the barrel portion and the grip portion. One or more of the barrel portion, grip portion and ejection plunger may be molded from a molding composite comprising cellulose fibers.
Claims20
A tampon applicator assembly comprising a barrel portion, a grip portion and an ejection plunger configured to slide coaxially within one or both the barrel portion and the grip portion,
- wherein one or both of the barrel portion and grip portion is/are molded from a molding composite comprising cellulose fibers, and
- wherein the molded one or both of the barrel portion and the grip portion have a mean void thickness of 50 μm to 300 μm.
The applicator assembly of any of the preceding claims wherein the molding composite comprises a dispersing agent, the dispersing agent comprising particles that are hydrophilic and form a gel upon contact with water.
A tampon applicator assembly comprising a barrel portion, a grip portion and an ejection plunger configured to slide coaxially within one or both the barrel portion and the grip portion,
- wherein at least one of the barrel portion, the grip portion, and the ejection plunger is molded from a molding composite comprising cellulose fibers, and
- wherein the molded at least one of the barrel portion, the grip portion, and the ejection plunger have a mean void thickness of 50 μm to 300 μm and a dry void space fraction from about 6 percent to about 40 percent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.