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US 2014/0180193 A1Published application
Tampon Assembly Providing Proper Bodily Placement of Pledget
AssigneeEveready Battery Company, Inc.
InventorsEugene P. Dougherty, Phillip Ebert, Keith Edgett
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Abstract
Provided is a tampon applicator having one or more insertion indicators to gauge and/or control the insertion depth of a tampon. The one or more insertion indicators may be located on the tampon applicator barrel, plunger, tampon, removal string, or any combinations thereof. As a result of the one or more insertion indicators, a woman can adjust the insertion depth of the tampon to her body's requirements ensuring leakage protection, comfort, or both.
Claims3
A tampon applicator comprising:
- a barrel having an insertion end and a plunger receiving end, said barrel having dimensions to house a tampon pledget therein;
- A plunger having a first plunger inserted into said barrel and a second plunger within said first plunger, wherein said second plunger extends out from said first plunger and is moveable within said first plunger to a plurality of positions increasing or decreasing a total length of said plunger.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.