The Procter Gamble Company

Eric Mitchell Schickli

Eva Grace Nellenbach

Kerry Lloyd Weaver

Naomi Ruth Nelson

Ayub Ibrahim Khan

Matthew Howard Wasson

David Christopher Souza

A tampon product including a tampon within an applicator assembly is disclosed. The applicator assembly includes a barrel portion joined to a gripping portion, imparted with features that improve utility and convenience for the user. In one example the gripping portion has a rearward edge defining differing first and second lengths. In another example the gripping portion has a lateral outer cross section profile that is substantially oval-shaped, ovoid-shaped, elliptical or stadium-shaped and has major and minor axes, each perpendicular to a longitudinal axis, along first and second lateral perpendicular directions, wherein following absorption of fluid the tampon will expand laterally to a first lateral dimension to a greatest extent along a first lateral direction, and to a lesser second lateral dimension along a second lateral direction 90 degrees from the first lateral direction, wherein the first lateral direction is substantially parallel to one of the major and minor axes.

Tampon and applicator assembly with advantageously-shaped gripping portion

Tampons that provide a balance of adequate absorption with sufficient expansion properties during absorption and a relatively small initial diameter for comfortable insertion are provided.

Tampon and method for making same

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Cincinnati, OH, United States of America

Eric Mitchell Schickli