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US 2012/0059306 A1Published application
Tampon applicator assembly
AssigneeRuggli Projects AG
InventorLuca Tamburin
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AssigneeRuggli Projects AG
InventorLuca Tamburin
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The invention relates to a tampon applicator assembly with an insertion end and a rear end containing a tampon made from absorbent material and an applicator comprising an outer tube and an inner tube able to slide in it in a telescopic arrangement, and the outer tube has at its insertion end at least two integrally formed, inwardly directed closure portions, and the tampon protrudes out from the insertion end of the inner tube by means of its insertion end and is completely accommodated inside the outer tube. The internal surface of the outer tube is smooth-walled from the closure portions to at least half the length of the outer tube without any inwardly extending projections. This assembly is extremely simple to manufacture. During use, the tampon is pushed forward by pushing the inner tube forward in the outer tube until it forces the closure portions of the outer tube outwards and protrudes out of the outer tube by an amount. When the inner tube is then pulled back, the tampon is held firmly in its pushed-forward position by the closure portions of the outer tube.
Tampon applicator assembly with an insertion end and a rear end containing a tampon (1) made from absorbent material and an applicator comprising an outer tube (13) and an inner tube (7) able to slide telescopically in it, and the outer tube (13) has at its insertion end at least two integrally formed, inwardly directed closure portions (15), and the tampon (1) protrudes out from the insertion end of the inner tube (7) by means of its insertion end and is accommodated completely inside the outer tube (13), wherein the internal surface of the outer tube (13) is smooth-walled from the closure portions (15) to at least half the length of the outer tube (13) without any inwardly extending projections.
Tampon applicator assembly according to one of the preceding claims, wherein a gripping region (14) is provided in the region of the end of the outer tube (13) remote from the insertion end, comprising raised areas and/or indentations disposed in the external surface of the outer tube (13).
Tampon applicator assembly according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the inner tube (7) has at its insertion end at least two integrally formed, inwardly directed closure portions (9) which are separated from one another by slots (10) extending from the insertion end of the inner tube.
Tampon applicator assembly according to one of the preceding claims, wherein a gripping region (8) is provided in the region of the end of the inner tube (7) remote from the insertion end, comprising raised areas and/or recesses in the external surface of the inner tube (7).
Tampon applicator assembly according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the outer tube (7) and/or the inner tube (13) is made from a fiber-containing material, in particular cardboard.
Tampon applicator assembly according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the tampon (1) has a head (4) with a wider diameter at its insertion end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.