Shortened tampon applicator
CA 1287702 C · Owner: Sanders, Irl R. Iii · Inventors: Sanders, Irl R. Iii
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A shortened tampon applicator of the telescoping tube type employs an ejector tube to store a tampon it its distal end and an outer tube disposed by a slip fit thereover to thus shorten the overall length of the tampon and applicator assembly. Directionally-locking inward flaps fixed within the distal end of said outer tube engage the distal end of the tampon stored in the ejector tube thus securing the latter relative to said outer tube while permitting only distal expulsion therefrom. The ejector tube preferably has inwardly biased flexible portions at its distal end which serve to catch behind the proximal end of the tampon. In the preferred version, the inwardly biased portions are …
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- Granted August 20, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended August 20, 2008.
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