US 6,958,057 B2 · Tampon applicator arrangement

Abstract

The present invention relates an arrangement and a process for making the arrangement that comprises a tampon, an applicator unit, and a uniformly shaped film cap. The tampon has a withdrawal end opposed to an insertion end, the insertion end having a top portion. The applicator unit contains at least a portion of a tampon and has a bottom side opposed to a topside. The film cap is uniformly shaped and covers at least a portion of the top portion of the tampon and attaches to at least a portion of the applicator unit. The arrangement is obtainable by a process comprising the steps of attaching the planar film to the applicator and shaping and or stretching the planar film to create a film cap.

Claims8

Dependent claims

A tampon and applicator arrangement comprising:

a tampon, an applicator unit, and a film cap,
said tampon having a withdrawal end opposed to an insertion end, said insertion end having a top portion;
said applicator unit being capable of receiving said tampon, said applicator unit having a bottom side opposed to a topside;
said film cap attached to at least a portion of said applicator unit, said film cap being uniformly shaped and covering at least a portion of said top portion of said tampon;
wherein said film cap has areas of variable thickness, the variation in thickness being at least 20% from a first area to a second area;
said film cay having a top portion and a collar portion, wherein said collar portion is thinner than said tot portion.

3 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

10/152,598Filed 21 May 2002 · continuation in part

Priority

6 Aug 2001

Published

US 2003/0028176 A16 Feb 2003

Granted

25 Oct 2005

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification2 codes

A61F 13/26
Tampons, e.g. catamenial tampons; Accessories therefor: means for inserting tampons , i.e. applicators
A61F
Filters implantable into blood vessels

Family

Application09/923,082Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 6 Aug 2001

US 2003/0028177 A1Pre-grant publication · published 6 Feb 2003

US 6,610,025 B2Parent of this continuation-in-part

US 2003/0028176 A1Published application

US 6,958,057 B2This patent

From the US filing history. Foreign family members aren’t listed.

Tampon applicator arrangement

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Abstract

Claims8