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US 5,531,671 AGranted
Cotton swabs with expanded tips
AssigneeChesebrough-Pond's USA Co., Division of Conopco, Inc.
InventorRobert Bennett
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Abstract
A cotton swab is described whose stick is formed from an elongate stem with a conical member at each end flared outwardly and having a hollow center. The hollow flared conical members provide expanded swab ends rendering the tips softer and larger yet employing less cotton and paper in its manufacture. A die-cut paper used for forming the swab stick and a manufacturing process are also described.
Claims6
A swab comprising:
- an elongate stem with first and second ends opposite one another;
- a conical member formed at each of the first and second ends, the conical member continuously flaring outwardly from each of said first and second ends and having a hollow center the stem and conical members being formed unitarily from a single paper;
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- an absorbent covering surrounding each of the conical members.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.