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US 6,450,986 B1Granted
Tampon applicator having outwardly flared rim
AssigneeMcNeil-PPC, Inc.
InventorsCurt Binner, Gary Vogt
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Abstract
An applicator device for inserting an object into a mammalian body cavity includes a tubular member having a rim disposed at one end thereof. The rim has a shoulder projecting outwardly from the tubular member and a return margin directed inwardly from the shoulder distal the tubular member. The invention is especially useful in manufacturing paperboard applicators, such as tampon applicators.
Claims31
An applicator device for inserting an object into a mammalian body cavity comprising a tubular member having an inner surface and a rim disposed at one end thereof, the rim comprising:
- a) a shoulder projecting radially outwardly from the tubular member;
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- b) a return margin directed inwardly from the shoulder, toward an inner surface thereof, and distal the tubular member,
- wherein the inner surface of the shoulder extends from the inner surface of the tubular insertion member.
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A tampon applicator comprising:
- a) a barrel comprising a first tubular member having an insertion end and a gripper end, wherein the barrel is arranged and configured to contain a tampon capable of being expelled through the insertion end thereof;
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- b) a plunger comprising a second tubular member having an inner surface, an insertion end arranged and configured to be slideably introduced into the gripper end of the barrel and a rim disposed at an opposite end thereof, the rim comprising:
- i) a shoulder projecting radially outwardly from the tubular member;
- and
- ii) a return margin directed inwardly from the shoulder, toward an inner surface thereof, distal the tubular member,
- wherein the inner surface of the shoulder extends from the inner surface of the tubular insertion member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.