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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2015
Applicant:
Unicharm Corporation, Shikokuchuo, JP;
Inventors:
Koichi Yamaki, Kanonji, JP;
Akie Kinoshita, Kanonji, JP;
Assignee:
UNICHARM CORPORATION, Ehime, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/15 (2006.01); A61F 13/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/266 (2013.01); A61F 13/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides an applicator improved so that the entirety of the tampon may be reliably inserted into vagina. A raised portion is located on an exterior surface of an inner tube in the vicinity of a rear end thereof and put in a slidable contact with a part of an interior surface of an outer tube. The raised portion has an outer shape having a width dimension gradually increasing rearward from an apex located on a front end.