Applicator for objects such as tampons
AssigneeBirchBob International SA
InventorMarc Arnould
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Abstract
Applicator for inserting an object such as a tampon into a natural orifice of the human body, comprising the said object inserted in a tubular outer and a plunger intended to expel the said object such as a tampon from the tubular outer. The applicator comprises a flexible sleeve fixed concentrically to the outer, folded initially between the distal end of this outer and the object such as a tampon, the length of the deployed sleeve corresponding substantially to that of the object. The flexible sleeve deploys around the object such as a tampon when the latter leaves the outer under the effect of the plunger.
Claims18
Applicator for inserting an object into a natural orifice of a human body, comprising the said object inserted into a tubular outer, a plunger intended to expel the said object from the tubular outer, and a flexible sleeve fixed concentrically to the outer, between the distal end of this outer and the object wherein
- the said flexible sleeve deploys around the object when the latter leaves the outer under the effect of the plunger, the length of the deployed sleeve corresponding substantially to that of the object
- the plunger is long enough to hold the object in place relative to the wall of the natural orifice while the object is disengaged from the sleeve by sliding the outer and the sleeve in the opposite direction to the direction of insertion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.