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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2017
Applicant:
Edgewell Personal Care Brands, Llc, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Inventors:
Keith Edgett, Middletown, DE (US);
Patrick Gorham, Wyoming, DE (US);
George Jarmon, Camden/Wyoming, DE (US);
Jessica LeMay, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
Edgewell Personal Care Brands, LLC>, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/20 (2006.01); A61F 13/28 (2006.01); A61F 13/34 (2006.01); A61F 13/26 (2006.01); A61F 13/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/2054 (2013.01); A61F 13/202 (2013.01); A61F 13/208 (2013.01); A61F 13/2022 (2013.01); A61F 13/266 (2013.01); A61F 13/28 (2013.01); A61F 13/34 (2013.01); A61F 13/20 (2013.01); A61F 13/26 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15365 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15422 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tampon assembly having a barrel, a plunger, and a pledget is provided. The plunger is slidably received in the barrel. The pledget is in the barrel between the insertion tip and the plunger so that a force applied on the plunger can expel the pledget from the barrel. The barrel has a plurality of petals defining an insertion tip, which has a first taper ratio of more than about 0.3 to less than 1.0. The pledget has a shaped tip that is disposed in the insertion tip.