Colored cellulosic tampon applicator
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsKhalid QURESHI, Ryo MINOGUCHI, Masaharu NISHIKAWA, Paul Thomas WEISMAN
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Abstract
A tampon product is provided including an applicator comprising an outer member and an inner member slidably engaged with the outer member. The outer member comprises an outer surface and a barrel region. The outer member comprises two or more layers, where an outer layer of the two or more layers forms at least a portion of the outer surface of the outer member. The outer layer comprises cellulosic material. At least a portion of the outer surface of the outer member has a first color, where the first color has an L* value of less than 65 and a gloss level of greater than 5.
Claims21
A tampon product comprising:
- an applicator comprising an outer member and an inner member slidably engaged with the outer member, the outer member comprising an outer surface and a barrel region,
- wherein the outer member comprises two or more layers, wherein an outer layer of the two or more layers forms at least a portion of the outer surface of the outer member, and wherein the outer layer comprises cellulosic material, and
- wherein at least a portion of the outer surface of the outer member has a first color, wherein the first color has an L* value of less than 65 and a gloss level of greater than 5.
A tampon product comprising:
- an applicator comprising an outer member and an inner member slidably engaged with the outer member, the outer member comprising an outer surface and a barrel region,
- wherein the outer member comprises two or more layers, wherein an outer layer of the two or more layers forms at least a portion of the outer surface of the outer member, and wherein the outer layer comprises cellulosic material,
- wherein at least a portion of the outer surface of the outer member has a gloss level of greater than 5, and
- wherein at least a portion of the outer layer has a first color, wherein the first color has an a* value and a b* value, and wherein the b* value satisfies any one of:
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A tampon product comprising:
- an applicator comprising an outer member and an inner member slidably engaged with the outer member, the outer member comprising an outer surface and a barrel region,
- wherein the outer member comprises two or more layers, wherein an outer layer forms at least a portion of the outer surface of the outer member, and wherein the outer layer comprises cellulosic material,
- wherein at least a portion of the outer surface of the outer member has a gloss level greater than 5,
- wherein at least a portion of the outer layer has a first color, wherein the first color has an a* value and a b* value, and
- wherein the a* value and the b* value are outside a boundary defined by equations:
- b
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- value
- =
- 3.75
- ×
- a
- *
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- value
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- 9.75
- b
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- value
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- 0.19
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- value
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- 6
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- 0.71
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.