Tampon applicator with taped finger grip
AssigneePlaytex Products, Inc.
InventorsDane R. Jackson, Suzanne A. Downs, Robert C. Norquest
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Abstract
The present invention is an applicator barrel with a taped finger grip. The applicator barrel includes a barrel body having an outer surface. A three-dimensional tape is connected to a portion of the outer surface and includes a first surface and a second surface opposite said first surface. The first surface has at least one integrally formed gripping structure extending outwardly from the first surface to provide a gripping surface, and the second surface is adhesive to connect the tape to the barrel.
Claims47
An applicator barrel with a finger grip comprising:
- an applicator barrel body having an outer surface;
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- a three-dimensional tape connectable to a portion of said outer surface, said tape including a first surface and a second surface opposite said first surface, said first surface having formed thereon at least one integrally formed gripping structure on said first surface, said second surface being adhesive to connect said second surface to said outer surface of said barrel body.
A method of forming a finger grip on a formed applicator barrel, the method comprising the step of:
- connecting a three-dimensional tape onto an outer surface of said applicator barrel, said tape having a first surface and a second surface opposite said first surface, said first surface having at least one integrally formed gripping structure on said first surface, said second surface being adhesive to connect said tape onto said applicator barrel.
A method of forming an applicator barrel with a finger grip, said method comprising the steps of:
- connecting a three-dimensional tape to a portion of a first side of a paper-based material blank, said tape including a first surface and a second surface opposite said first surface, said first surface having formed thereon at least one integrally formed gripping structure on said first surface, said second surface being adhesive to connect said tape onto said first side;
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- winding said blank to form said applicator barrel in which said first side forms an outer surface of said applicator barrel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.