Handling aid for a tampon for feminine hygiene
OwnerMartina Fitzinventor
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Abstract
Handling aid for a tampon for feminine hygiene having at least two separate finger coverings for the user. At least one finger covering of the handling aid is joined to the finger covering by a line of weakness in such a way that it is at least partially detachable from the remaining part of the handling aid. The handling aid can be produced from two essentially planar portions of film corresponding to the outline of the handling aid, the outline of the aid being thermally or mechanically joined with an edge unjoined to provide a reaching-in opening. The handling aid can also be produced by dipping.
Claims34
A handling aid suitable for use with a tampon for feminine hygiene comprising a film material that is impermeable to fluid and disposable on a user's band wherein a single handling aid forms a fluid impermeable barrier thereon, has at least two separate finger coverings for a user's single hand, a first finger covering joined to a second finger covering across a line of weakness in such a way that the first finger covering is removable from the remaining part of the single handling aid.
The handling aid as claimed in one of the preceding claims, wherein it at least partially consists of essentially opaque material.
A method of disposing of a tampon comprising the steps of:
- a) removing a soiled tampon;
- b) at least partially detaching one finger covering from a handling aid comprising at least two separate finger coverings for a user, wherein at least one finger covering of the handling aid is joined to the finger covering by a line of weakness in such a way that the said finger covering is at least partially detachable from a remaining part of the handling aid;
- c) enclosing the soiled tampon in the detached finger covering by turning this finger covering inside out, for hygienic disposal;
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- d) disposing of the soiled tampon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.