Apparatus and method for making a tampon applicator
AssigneePlaytex Products, Inc.
InventorJamshid Rejai
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Abstract
There is provided a tampon applicator apparatus and method for creating and scoring petals or petal tips of the tampon applicator. The apparatus has a holding element for the tampon applicator, a score device for forming a score line at the base of the petals, and two or more punch devices for creating a petal. There is also provided a vacuum for removing the portions of the tampon applicator that are punched out.
Claims22
A method for forming petals in a tampon applicator comprising:
- positioning securely a tampon applicator blank on a holding element;
- forming a plurality of score lines on an outside surface of an end of said tampon applicator blank;
- and
- punching out a plurality of slits in said outside surface of said end of said tampon applicator blank to form a plurality of petals in the applicator, wherein both the forming of said plurality of score lines and the punching out of said plurality of slits occur substantially simultaneously on a single apparatus.
A method for forming petals in a tampon applicator comprising:
- positioning securely a tampon applicator blank on a holding element;
- forming a plurality of score lines on an outer surface of an end of said tampon applicator blank, wherein said plurality of score lines are formed in a radial fashion around said outer surface;
- and
- punching out a plurality of slits in said outer surface to form a plurality of petals in the applicator, wherein both the forming of said plurality of score lines and the punching out of said plurality of slits occur substantially simultaneously on a single apparatus, and wherein said plurality of slits are formed in said radial fashion around said outer surface.
A method for forming and scoring petals in a tampon applicator on a single apparatus comprising:
- wrapping a tampon applicator blank around a holding element;
- punching a plurality of score lines on an outer surface of an end of said tampon applicator blank, wherein said plurality of score lines are punched in a plurality of predetermined locations in a radial fashion around said outer surface;
- and
- punching out a plurality of slits on said outer surface to form a plurality of petals, wherein said plurality of slits are punched in said radial fashion around said outer surface.
A method for forming and scoring petals in a tampon applicator on a single apparatus comprising:
- wrapping a paper board tampon applicator blank around a holder, said holder being a circular member;
- punching a plurality of score lines on an outer surface of an end of said paper board tampon applicator blank, wherein said plurality of score lines are punched in a plurality of locations in a radial fashion around said outer surface;
- and
- punching out a plurality of slits on said outer surface to form a plurality of petals, wherein said plurality of slits are punched in said radial fashion around said outer surface, wherein said plurality of score lines and said plurality of slits are punched in a coordinated manner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.