Portable tampon applicator
CA 1325313 C · Owner: Playtex Family Products Corporation · Inventors: Melvin, Wayne David; Rejai, Jamshid
Overview
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A compact and short tampon applicator is formed of an outer barrel which surrounds a tamponholding inner tubular plunger. The barrel has a pair of opposed tongues formed from portions of the wall of the outer barrel which are partially cut and deflected inwardly. The openings in the wall of the barrel provide effective means for holding the barrel during the insertion process. The tongues project into the interior of the plunger, through a pair of elongate slots in the wall of the plunger, so that the tongues are in position behind the tampon. The applicator is readied for being used by retraction of the plunger rearwardly to cause the tampon, which is restrained by the tongues, to be …
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Why it's free to use
- Granted December 21, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended December 21, 2010.
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